|
|
|
#16
|
||||
|
||||
Hey sure Marty that'd be great! I'll send you a PM. On revisiting it last night, I had NOTHING on there, no lock washers, no plates, nothin. The new pads have eliminated my squealing as I thought they would, the ones that came out were probably 20 years old and glazed to death. You all were right about the pad change, easiest one ever! Do you all use any of the brake grease on yours? I have to say, I've never seen a THREE piston caliper before, very strange. So, Mercedes uses 3-piston calipers, 3-valve engines, and 5-cylinder cars :-)
One other question. I'm confused about the orientation of those wire springs inside of the pins on the pads. Are these some form of screecher device for when the pads get low? When I took the old pins out they flew off and I figured I'd look at the RHS to see how they go back but (of course) that side had none. I ended up just leaving them off the LHS, if they are just warning devices then I can live without them. I couldn't see how they'd go in without fouling the rotor after the pads wear a little.
__________________
___ /<>/>/> 1967 230S automatic Boston, MA |
#17
|
|||
|
|||
If you are talking about the flat anti-rattle springs, you insert one pin, slip the curved outer end under the pin, depress the other end and slide the pin over the top.
Not a sensor, just an anti-rattle. They are to stop the pads rattling as you drive on a bumpy road. They are also to ensure the pads ride evenly on the rotors. |
Bookmarks |
Thread Tools | |
Display Modes | |
|
|