I replaced the front and rear pads on my wife's 99 ML 320 a couple of months ago. I used Mintex (from Phil) for both front and rear. The job went smoothly for this developing mechanic and there was no noise at first. Now, it has dveleoped a squeal upon moderate braking. I can't tell if it is coming form the front or rear. I previously had Mintex front pads and Bermo rear pads and experienced no noise whatsoever.
I applied anti-squeal brake grease between the pads and caliper everywhere it looked like the two surfaces met. Are there any secrets to where you apply the grease?
I did not turn the rotors. I did drive it several miles with the intent of bedding the new pads to the old rotor surface. (Made some very gentle stops. Then purposely rode the brakes very lightly for a while. Gradually made some moderate stops. After a few days of normal driving, purposely did some hard stops.)
Anything you can suggest (other than cranking the radio louder)?
02-19-2008, 04:29 PM
Does the ML320 Have fixed or floating calipers?
Linear Mode
