'02 CLK brake questions. - PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum

davidmash · #1 01-26-2012, 01:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Gilly

I would start even easier than that, I would put the rear on jack stands, spin one wheel and have him step on the brakes, see if it stops spinning, then try the other one. I wonder if it's the parking brake that isn't working (seized cable or whatever, makes more sense than the service brake).

Yes you can pressure OR vacuum bleed them, but again I wouldn't jump to any conclusion that this would fix or verify anything. I guess if the rear are not applying, I would be tempted to have him step on the brake and just crack a bleeder and see if you have pressure. Seized pads are possible I suppose, what is the history of the car (long term storage in a barn???).

Is there any reason this diagnosis was made at a dealer, does he have some problem stopping the car and brought it in to have it looked at??

I do not know anything of the cars history. I noticed him driving the car one day and asked if he worked on it him self. Told him about this site and about the MBUSA club along with the discounts we get her in TX.

The bleeding was just something I was going to suggest aside from the brake issue as IO doubt the fluid has been changed in quite some time.

He was quite vague with the brake issue. Just said he was told they did not work. Beyond that he was clueless. Young kid so I felt bad and offered to help as much as I could.

I did not even think of the E-brake. Thanks for that idea. It does not look like a barn find or a storage but who knows.

I hope for his sake this does not fall into the 'nothing so expensive as a cheap MB' category.

One more question while I am thinking of it. Does it take DOT 3 or 4 or does it matter?