Thanks all - we ordered Balo from Rusty today --- On Mon, May 5, 2008 at 7:25 PM, Peter Frederick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I beileve I've used all of those over the years, and they are all good. > > Make sure you clean them completely, and then rough up the surface > where the pads contact with coarse sandpaper with a flap sander or > right angle grinder -- you want to nearly obliterate the grooves from > turning but don't want to get any out of plane spots. If you don't, > the brakes will groan as you stop -- the groove is a spiral from > machining (they aren't ground flat any more) and the will telegraph > to the pad surface if you don't rough them up some. > > I think all the disks we've put on lately were Balo, but I'm not > sure. I have a pair in a box in the turnk, didn't get to them today, > either! > > Peter > > > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >
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