Re: [MBZ] Front brake pads too Big for a W126?

2008-10-28 Thread Peter Frederick
ton bears on the plate. Peter -Original Message- >From: ANGELO GIAIMO <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Oct 28, 2008 8:39 AM >To: mercedes@okiebenz.com >Subject: [MBZ] Front brake pads too Big for a W126? > > >Changed the front brake pads on my W126 over the weekend. Noticed tha

Re: [MBZ] Front brake pads too Big for a W126?

2008-10-28 Thread Curt Raymond
I have the same issue on my 240D. I thought it was just the thickness of the paint on the pad backing place in my case... -Curt Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2008 09:39:38 -0400 From: ANGELO GIAIMO <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [MBZ] FrontĀ  brake pads too Big for a W126? To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Mess

[MBZ] Front brake pads too Big for a W126?

2008-10-28 Thread ANGELO GIAIMO
Changed the front brake pads on my W126 over the weekend. Noticed that the metal backing plate BARELY fit into opening on the calliper, even after cleaning out all the accumulated brake dust, detritus, etc, and the pads were thick enough to barely fit between the calliper and the rotor. Problem (