Re: [MBZ] Brake dramas, should I go ceramic?
I put them on my Ranger and have had no problems, plus the wheels stay clean... -Curt Date: Fri, 15 Oct 2010 11:10:43 +1030 From: Hendrik & Fay To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: [MBZ] Brake dramas, should I go ceramic? Message-ID: <4cb7a30b.3090...@ozemail.com.au> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed The bloody brake light in the TE has come on again, I did the brakes (new ATE pads and rotors) not even 15K km ago. I haven't had a chance to have a look but from the way the light is flickering it looks like the pads are stuffed. I may have a problem such as a sticking piston but won't know until I pull the brakes apart, time for a flush anyway. Anyway now the Oz bean is worth about as much as your cotton rag, I might go the Akebono route and give Rusty some business (I see he has 124 rotors on sale but the shipping for those would be crazy perhaps that sexy pack of fuses might have to be the go http://www.buymbparts.biz/content.wws?fname=specials.html ), however with the ceramics there are two schools of thought, those who say they are the ducks guts and those who reckon they don't work well when they are cold. However I am confident Rusty wouldn't flog them if there was a chance that they are not up to the job. The other problem is that my other car is on loan for the time being, so we are down to one car, guess once the ute makes a reappearance I'll suzz out why the pads have been eaten in a short space of time (perhaps the missus is driving with one foot on the brakes) and then sent out for a care package from the US of A. Hendrik who should have bought Akebonos while he was in the US ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Brake dramas, should I go ceramic?
Thanks Rusty - knew it wasn't you setting the price, but needed to vent a little as usually all the stuff you put up for sale is a good deal. -Max -Original Message- From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Rusty Cullens Sent: Friday, October 15, 2010 9:29 AM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] Brake dramas, should I go ceramic? My supplier has a gazillion of them and asked me to move them. Some people like the convenience of a small package vs. 3 big sheets of fuses. I still recommend the 3 big sheets though. Rusty Cullens BuyMBparts, Inc. www.buyMBparts.biz www.buyEUROparts.biz www.buyASIANparts.biz Tel/ 1-800-741-5252 Fax/ 770-454-9745 ICQ 427542441 AIM BuyMBparts - Original Message - From: "Dillon, Meade M CIV SPAWARSYSCEN-ATLANTIC,53310" To: "Mercedes Discussion List" Sent: Friday, October 15, 2010 7:04 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Brake dramas, should I go ceramic? > We're thinking alike, Akebono-wise; my wife's Infiniti has had them for > several years now and we both love them. I am not able to detect any > difference at all, hot or cold, with the Akebono pads. My '95 E300 now > has > the worst brakes of the stable, so new rotors/pads are on the list. > > Rusty - what IS the deal with Sale!!! $8 for 8 fuses in a MB plastic > box!!!?? I bought that same kit a couple years ago at $6 or so, NOT on > sale, and you gave me a hard time by trying to convince me to buy the > multi-packs. The box is so fragile I'm afraid I'll break it while trying > to > get out a fuse. > > -Max > > -Original Message- > From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] > On Behalf Of Hendrik & Fay > Sent: Thursday, October 14, 2010 8:41 PM > To: Mercedes Discussion List > Subject: [MBZ] Brake dramas, should I go ceramic? > > The bloody brake light in the TE has come on again, I did the brakes (new > ATE pads and rotors) not even 15K km ago. > I haven't had a chance to have a look but from the way the light is > flickering it looks like the pads are stuffed. I may have a problem such > as > a sticking piston but won't know until I pull the brakes apart, time for a > flush anyway. > Anyway now the Oz bean is worth about as much as your cotton rag, I might > go > the Akebono route and give Rusty some business (I see he has > 124 rotors on sale but the shipping for those would be crazy perhaps that > sexy pack of fuses might have to be the go > http://www.buymbparts.biz/content.wws?fname=specials.html ), however with > the ceramics there are two schools of thought, those who say they are the > ducks guts and those who reckon they don't work well when they are cold. > However I am confident Rusty wouldn't flog them if there was a chance that > they are not up to the job. > The other problem is that my other car is on loan for the time being, so > we > are down to one car, guess once the ute makes a reappearance I'll suzz out > why the pads have been eaten in a short space of time (perhaps the missus > is > driving with one foot on the brakes) and then sent out for a care package > from the US of A. > > Hendrik > who should have bought Akebonos while he was in the US > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives > http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > -- next part -- > A non-text attachment was scrubbed... > Name: smime.p7s > Type: application/x-pkcs7-signature > Size: 5688 bytes > Desc: not available > URL: > <http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/2010101 5/ecd6c334/attachment.bin> > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Brake dramas, should I go ceramic?
My supplier has a gazillion of them and asked me to move them. Some people like the convenience of a small package vs. 3 big sheets of fuses. I still recommend the 3 big sheets though. Rusty Cullens BuyMBparts, Inc. www.buyMBparts.biz www.buyEUROparts.biz www.buyASIANparts.biz Tel/ 1-800-741-5252 Fax/ 770-454-9745 ICQ 427542441 AIM BuyMBparts - Original Message - From: "Dillon, Meade M CIV SPAWARSYSCEN-ATLANTIC,53310" To: "Mercedes Discussion List" Sent: Friday, October 15, 2010 7:04 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Brake dramas, should I go ceramic? We're thinking alike, Akebono-wise; my wife's Infiniti has had them for several years now and we both love them. I am not able to detect any difference at all, hot or cold, with the Akebono pads. My '95 E300 now has the worst brakes of the stable, so new rotors/pads are on the list. Rusty - what IS the deal with Sale!!! $8 for 8 fuses in a MB plastic box!!!?? I bought that same kit a couple years ago at $6 or so, NOT on sale, and you gave me a hard time by trying to convince me to buy the multi-packs. The box is so fragile I'm afraid I'll break it while trying to get out a fuse. -Max -Original Message- From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Hendrik & Fay Sent: Thursday, October 14, 2010 8:41 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: [MBZ] Brake dramas, should I go ceramic? The bloody brake light in the TE has come on again, I did the brakes (new ATE pads and rotors) not even 15K km ago. I haven't had a chance to have a look but from the way the light is flickering it looks like the pads are stuffed. I may have a problem such as a sticking piston but won't know until I pull the brakes apart, time for a flush anyway. Anyway now the Oz bean is worth about as much as your cotton rag, I might go the Akebono route and give Rusty some business (I see he has 124 rotors on sale but the shipping for those would be crazy perhaps that sexy pack of fuses might have to be the go http://www.buymbparts.biz/content.wws?fname=specials.html ), however with the ceramics there are two schools of thought, those who say they are the ducks guts and those who reckon they don't work well when they are cold. However I am confident Rusty wouldn't flog them if there was a chance that they are not up to the job. The other problem is that my other car is on loan for the time being, so we are down to one car, guess once the ute makes a reappearance I'll suzz out why the pads have been eaten in a short space of time (perhaps the missus is driving with one foot on the brakes) and then sent out for a care package from the US of A. Hendrik who should have bought Akebonos while he was in the US ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com -- next part -- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: smime.p7s Type: application/x-pkcs7-signature Size: 5688 bytes Desc: not available URL: <http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20101015/ecd6c334/attachment.bin> ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Brake dramas, should I go ceramic?
We're thinking alike, Akebono-wise; my wife's Infiniti has had them for several years now and we both love them. I am not able to detect any difference at all, hot or cold, with the Akebono pads. My '95 E300 now has the worst brakes of the stable, so new rotors/pads are on the list. Rusty - what IS the deal with Sale!!! $8 for 8 fuses in a MB plastic box!!!?? I bought that same kit a couple years ago at $6 or so, NOT on sale, and you gave me a hard time by trying to convince me to buy the multi-packs. The box is so fragile I'm afraid I'll break it while trying to get out a fuse. -Max -Original Message- From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Hendrik & Fay Sent: Thursday, October 14, 2010 8:41 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: [MBZ] Brake dramas, should I go ceramic? The bloody brake light in the TE has come on again, I did the brakes (new ATE pads and rotors) not even 15K km ago. I haven't had a chance to have a look but from the way the light is flickering it looks like the pads are stuffed. I may have a problem such as a sticking piston but won't know until I pull the brakes apart, time for a flush anyway. Anyway now the Oz bean is worth about as much as your cotton rag, I might go the Akebono route and give Rusty some business (I see he has 124 rotors on sale but the shipping for those would be crazy perhaps that sexy pack of fuses might have to be the go http://www.buymbparts.biz/content.wws?fname=specials.html ), however with the ceramics there are two schools of thought, those who say they are the ducks guts and those who reckon they don't work well when they are cold. However I am confident Rusty wouldn't flog them if there was a chance that they are not up to the job. The other problem is that my other car is on loan for the time being, so we are down to one car, guess once the ute makes a reappearance I'll suzz out why the pads have been eaten in a short space of time (perhaps the missus is driving with one foot on the brakes) and then sent out for a care package from the US of A. Hendrik who should have bought Akebonos while he was in the US ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com -- next part -- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: smime.p7s Type: application/x-pkcs7-signature Size: 5688 bytes Desc: not available URL: <http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20101015/ecd6c334/attachment.bin> ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Brake dramas, should I go ceramic?
I had a wire brushing the edge of the disc, once. Flicker, flicker, flicker. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Brake dramas, should I go ceramic?
Possible, that's why I need to explore. Had something similar in my Mums 190E, the brake sensor had partially come out of it's hole and there was still a good 1/3 of the pad left when the light came on. Hendrik OK Don wrote: Another possibility is that the wire to the caliper/pad is rubbing somewhere else and shorting - causing the light to flicker while the pad is still good. On Thu, Oct 14, 2010 at 7:40 PM, Hendrik & Fay wrote: The bloody brake light in the TE has come on again, I did the brakes (new ATE pads and rotors) not even 15K km ago. I haven't had a chance to have a look but from the way the light is flickering it looks like the pads are stuffed. I may have a problem such as a sticking piston but won't know until I pull the brakes apart, time for a flush anyway. Anyway now the Oz bean is worth about as much as your cotton rag, I might go the Akebono route and give Rusty some business (I see he has 124 rotors on sale but the shipping for those would be crazy perhaps that sexy pack of fuses might have to be the go http://www.buymbparts.biz/content.wws?fname=specials.html ), however with the ceramics there are two schools of thought, those who say they are the ducks guts and those who reckon they don't work well when they are cold. However I am confident Rusty wouldn't flog them if there was a chance that they are not up to the job. The other problem is that my other car is on loan for the time being, so we are down to one car, guess once the ute makes a reappearance I'll suzz out why the pads have been eaten in a short space of time (perhaps the missus is driving with one foot on the brakes) and then sent out for a care package from the US of A. Hendrik who should have bought Akebonos while he was in the US ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Brake dramas, should I go ceramic?
I can't speak for Akebono, but the Wagner ceramics I put on the Olds last month do not seem to be at all temp sensitive. Between the 40% store coupon and the $15 factory rebate, I couldn't pass up the Wagner pads. Mitch. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Brake dramas, should I go ceramic?
Another possibility is that the wire to the caliper/pad is rubbing somewhere else and shorting - causing the light to flicker while the pad is still good. On Thu, Oct 14, 2010 at 7:40 PM, Hendrik & Fay wrote: > The bloody brake light in the TE has come on again, I did the brakes (new > ATE pads and rotors) not even 15K km ago. > I haven't had a chance to have a look but from the way the light is > flickering it looks like the pads are stuffed. I may have a problem such as > a sticking piston but won't know until I pull the brakes apart, time for a > flush anyway. > Anyway now the Oz bean is worth about as much as your cotton rag, I might > go the Akebono route and give Rusty some business (I see he has 124 rotors > on sale but the shipping for those would be crazy perhaps that sexy pack of > fuses might have to be the go > http://www.buymbparts.biz/content.wws?fname=specials.html ), however with > the ceramics there are two schools of thought, those who say they are the > ducks guts and those who reckon they don't work well when they are cold. > However I am confident Rusty wouldn't flog them if there was a chance that > they are not up to the job. > The other problem is that my other car is on loan for the time being, so we > are down to one car, guess once the ute makes a reappearance I'll suzz out > why the pads have been eaten in a short space of time (perhaps the missus is > driving with one foot on the brakes) and then sent out for a care package > from the US of A. > > Hendrik > who should have bought Akebonos while he was in the US > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > -- OK Don 2001 ML320 1992 300D 2.5T 1990 300D 2.5T 1997 Plymouth Grand Voyager ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
[MBZ] Brake dramas, should I go ceramic?
The bloody brake light in the TE has come on again, I did the brakes (new ATE pads and rotors) not even 15K km ago. I haven't had a chance to have a look but from the way the light is flickering it looks like the pads are stuffed. I may have a problem such as a sticking piston but won't know until I pull the brakes apart, time for a flush anyway. Anyway now the Oz bean is worth about as much as your cotton rag, I might go the Akebono route and give Rusty some business (I see he has 124 rotors on sale but the shipping for those would be crazy perhaps that sexy pack of fuses might have to be the go http://www.buymbparts.biz/content.wws?fname=specials.html ), however with the ceramics there are two schools of thought, those who say they are the ducks guts and those who reckon they don't work well when they are cold. However I am confident Rusty wouldn't flog them if there was a chance that they are not up to the job. The other problem is that my other car is on loan for the time being, so we are down to one car, guess once the ute makes a reappearance I'll suzz out why the pads have been eaten in a short space of time (perhaps the missus is driving with one foot on the brakes) and then sent out for a care package from the US of A. Hendrik who should have bought Akebonos while he was in the US ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
