Was Mrs. D. watching so she could do the repair next time around? On Thu, Apr 18, 2024 at 4:04 PM dan penoff.com via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> I just did all four corners on Mrs. Dan’s W211, and despite being very > clean underneath yet coming from the Tri-State area (Chicago) the rotors > were not keen to come off. It took some soaking with homemade penetrating > oil and a few days before they would come loose. I cleaned up the flanges > and greased them for the next time. Everything else was fine. > > -D > > > On Apr 18, 2024, at 3:55 PM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > When I did front and rear on my 2014 Jetta it was much less dramatic > than that since we don’t have the rust issue here in the AZ. > > > > AZBob > > > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > >> On Apr 18, 2024, at 12:50 PM, Michael Esh via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> > >> Nice Work! Brake work is satisfying and I always feel safer doing it > myself. > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >>> On Apr 18, 2024, at 1:59 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >>> > >>> So my 2015 Jetta TDI has needed brakes for awhile now, they were > pulsing something terrible. I'd blamed it on Angie's riding the brakes. She > does but in this case I think it was actually my fault. > >>> > >>> The pins on the front brakes had very little grease left. Pads looked > fine but I think the rotors were cupped, causing some of the pulsing. The > pins also had a coating of dried schmutz, presumably the remnants of the > grease. I soaked them in brake fluid and cleaned with a wire brush and very > fine steel wool. I found I had a spare in my parts bin so I swapped that in > for the worst one. > >>> > >>> When I reinstalled I coated them with a thick layer of Sil-Glyde > silicone pin lube. I only discovered it a few years ago and clearly needed > to put some on the last time I did these brakes. > >>> > >>> The rear pads were worn but the rotors were trashed, big chunks out of > them. I had to spend considerable time cleaning the caliper frame to get > the new pads in. I think that rust jacking had trapped the pads and stuck > them to the rotor which destroyed it. > >>> > >>> Anyway when I had the car in for a new timing belt recently they > quoted me $1500 for this job, all in I paid around $250. Took me just under > 5 hours all told and it would have been quicker but after I did the fronts > I cleaned up and took it for a ride which is when I realized I needed to do > the rears too... > >>> > >>> -Curt > >>> > >>> _______________________________________ > >>> http://www.okiebenz.com > >>> > >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >>> > >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > >>> > >> > >> _______________________________________ > >> http://www.okiebenz.com > >> > >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >> > >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > >> > > > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
