Hopefully the Brembos he has are of good quality.

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1990 190E 3.0L

Install both pads, and one of the pins. Then slide first end of spring under the pin. The 2 short ends of the spring rest on top of the low part of the pads so that the top of the spring is flush with the edge of caliper. Next, press down on the other end of the spring and slide the other pin through the caliper hole and brake pad hole and over the other end of the pin.

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1990 190E 3.0L

HuskyMan, the gray primer on the rotors should be left as-is. Braking will remove the primer from the brake pad contact surface only, and the other surfaces will not rust.

When hammering on rotors to loosen them, it's best to install one lug bolt a few turns to prevent the rotor from flying off.

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Fred Hoelzle

Use blue thread locking compound on the caliper bolts.

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Current fleet
2006 E320 CDI
1992 300D - 5speed manual swapped

former members
1984 300D "Blues Mobile"

1978 300CD "El Toro"

With the 2 pins punched out the spring clip has to come out by itself, might just need a light tap due to the rust.

OK, the retainer spring came out (yeah!!!). I then loosened the nut on the metal brake line and placed a golf tea in the end of the metal brake line to prevent leakage. The calipers appear to be pressed against the brake pads making removal of the brake pads difficult. Any ideas??

Manually spread the top end of the calipers or pry up on the spring. It's loose already.

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1990 190E 3.0L