Pic - boy did I push the life of my front pads - PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum

bodyart27 · #1 04-17-2006, 10:12 PM

This is really an extra pic from this thread:

Pics New Front Brakes, bearing play & pedal feel question

I was dumping pics out of my camera and found this one. Could I have any less pad!!!! Like I said in my other post - not sensors were installed by the last mechanic so I didn't realize how bad I was pushing my luck. Check out the travel of the piston on the top!

Ali Al-Chalabi · #2 04-17-2006, 10:18 PM

Yes, looks like there is also not a whole lot of the pad's backing plate left within its retaining part of the caliper before it slides out.

Unfortunately, I can say that I have seen worse.

Brian Carlton · #3 04-17-2006, 10:20 PM

Oh, you got plenty of material left on the outboard pad. Time to reinstall that pad and get another 10K out of it. We're a cheap bunch, you know.

"If it ain't broke......don't fix it"

SD Blue · #4 04-17-2006, 11:10 PM

"If it ain't broke..........you're not trying hard enough!"

#5 04-18-2006, 12:46 AM

You're caliper is not working right. A fixed caliper should wear evenly on both pads.

aklim · #6 04-18-2006, 09:48 AM

I was at my local MB shop where I saw some cheap bastard get use out of his rotor to the end. You know how you have 2 sides of the rotor and ribs holding it together? This guy had one side and a few ribs. Still wondered if he had any use left.

Also someone had gone metal rivits to rotor and wanted them to just replace the pad when the groove was obvious and if you machined the rotor to get rid of it, it would definately fall under thickness. I think the shop made him sign a waiver.

Hatterasguy · #7 04-18-2006, 10:24 AM

Bah you can get another 10k out of those.

P.E.Haiges · #8 04-18-2006, 10:57 AM

bodyart,

I would reverse the pads and get another 20,000 out of them.

THe front pads on my '80 300SD have 168,000+ miles them now and only about 1/2 worn out. Strange, but I wore out a set of rear pads before the front ones wore 1/2..

P E H

Brian Carlton · #9 04-18-2006, 11:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by P.E.Haiges

THe front pads on my '80 300SD have 168,000+ miles them now and only about 1/2 worn out. Strange, but I wore out a set of rear pads before the front ones wore 1/2..

Paul, that technique has got use up a ton of left sneakers........dragging that foot out the door.............

Hatterasguy · #10 04-18-2006, 11:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by P.E.Haiges

bodyart,

I would reverse the pads and get another 20,000 out of them.

THe front pads on my '80 300SD have 168,000+ miles them now and only about 1/2 worn out. Strange, but I wore out a set of rear pads before the front ones wore 1/2..

P E H

Haiges you sound like my grandfather!

stayalert · #11 04-18-2006, 01:31 PM

you could have less pad but alas you would less rotor too...and the hair cells in parts of your ear may also become shorter...