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Originally Posted by marlinspike
3 things:
rear pad is very easy. If you've done the front, you can do the rear. Knock out the pins, remove the retaining clip at the back of the pads, spread the calipers, remove the old pads and put in new ones.
letting the pads wear too much can damage the calipers
Running the car once per week 10 miles at a time doesn't really keep it in good shape. Probably does little more than put condensation in the oil. Drive it further.
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Thanks... sounds simple enough. Well the RR was sticking, so I imagine that the pad is completely gone.
Sorry I was not clearer... I do mostly drive it once per week, but its a couple of trips out in that one day... sometimes two days a week with a couple of trips out each day. Until the brakes started sticking I was doing this.... after that, I was driving it at a minimal. I have four cars for different occasions and it seemed like the maintainence was piling up on all of them at once, overwhelming me.
I was not really planning on the MB needing anything for awhile until this brake issue reared its ugly head. I am hoping its only pads, but sure sure if I could get as luck for this to be the reason for my soft brake pedal and it now seeming like only the front brakes are getting pressure. Well see.
Thanks Pawo... I did see a MC listed at a local auto part store for like $60. One was $49, but it said w/o ABS. Strange, I thought by 1988, all Mercedes had ABS.
Still I hope its not the MC. My "other" car has really drained my savings account. I had a fan bracket bearing go bad and it was like $170 for the part, $120 labor and $50 to have it towed to my mechanics. Its also due for engine mounts, tranny mount, valve cover gaskets and my MB also is needing tires and alignment.