increased wet braking
 

It finally dried out enough here to put the MB up on stands to do the front brakes. Pads were thin and glazed. The rotors were fine and the pad replacement could not have been easier. I did not use anti sieze or squeel paste, should i have? The braking is now the same in both the wet and dry conditions and they make no noise. Only problem is that three of the pad sensors broke during removal.


thebern

Typically you have to put in all new wear sensors at the same time you do new pads. This is because the sensors wear a bit when they finally contact the rotors - and that's what makes the wear indicator light turn on.

Ken300D

no contact
 

Pads were worn to about 1/16 of the wear bar so I doubt if the sensors ever touched the rotor as the light never came on. I think they were packed in their with brake dust.


thebern

Probably so. A combination of heat, moisture and brake dust.

I latched onto a healthy supply of the W123 sensors awhile back on EBay. Something like a bag of 50. I that will hold me through the rest of my driving years.

:)

Ken300D