Thanks. Well, they were not at the point of smoking, but it had a very strong hot brakes smell. Strange thing was it didnt seem like the brakes were sticking (holding the car back), but the smell was clearly coming from that wheel.
Strange thing is I just gave this car a fresh oil change and fixed a leaky hose, then this happened within 3 hours. Whats the old saying, fix one thing, then something else breaks?
Yeah, the pads are very cheap... even MB pads.... just $85 for calipers is not what I needed to hear after having to shell out about $300 on the Lexus steering. Everything happens at once, but thats life I suppose.
I like that rebuild kit idea, but wonder what kind of pain in the neck that is to do and if any special tools are required?
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Originally Posted by Hatterasguy
Rear calipers are cheap, order a pair from Phil before you cook it and end up buying rotors and wheel beerings. Although if it got that hot you probably already did, I would repack the wheel bearing on that side.
If your tight on funds order the rebuild kits for $15 and do it yourself.
I just ordered front rotors and pads for my Silverado and they cost about the same as they did on the SDL. Mercedes brakes are pretty reasonable.
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