RDM3

I believe I need to replace the brake pads on my 85 190e, I am hearing a squeal when I brake, I think its the sensor kicking in, altho there is no light in the dash lighting up, I am going to take one of the rear wheels off and look later today to see how much pad is left, but if I need to change them how hard is it? I have never done this before, are there any good DIY write-ups online I can use, any help is appreicated.

Thanks
Rob

mbsickness

On my 87 2.6 there are no wear sensors on the rear brakes. They are very easy to change however. There are two pins which need to be driven out to replace the pads. Shouldn't take more than 30 minutes.

RDM3

So just take the wheel off and pop out the 2 pins and drop the new pads in?

mbsickness

Pretty much...of course you have to push the pistons back into the caliper. Don't forget the anti-rattle spray/paste or your brakes will squeal like crazy.

nasscmw

Another thing to know is that maybe the discs are not smooth anymore. Mine were 17 years old and made sharp squeeling noises. Had to skim the surface to smoothen them up again. BUT the noise came back but weren't as bad. And also you could use those dustless brake pads. Brake dust produces the noise as well.

Changing them shouldn't be too hard. But remember to push back the pistons as mentioned by mbsickness.

MTI

Considering the cost of OEM rotors isn't very much, it might be worth considering replacing the rotors while you have everything off.

RDM3

Wheres the cheapest place to get OEM rotors, i looked at thepartsbin.com so far

MTI

Unless ground shipping is included by some of the mail/internet order folks, you might want to price them closer to home and see who is cheaper. My preference would be to find ATE or other OEM supplier rotors.

5double0benz

I would definitely try http://www.autohausaz.com . Prices are lower than thepartsbin.com($22.72 as compared to $32.51 for ATE front rotors) plus free UPS Ground shipping.

RDM3

Thanks!!!

MBGOULART

I'm hoping some of those that responded to this post can help me.

I recently did a 4 wheel brake job. I replaced pads and rotors. Prior to the repair, the fronts squealed like the proverbial "stuck pig". I am still getting some squeal from the fronts at the very end of a stop. This usually only happens when I slow gradually. If I come to an abrupt stop, I usually do not get a squeal. It also happens when stopping from reverse.

I applied the anti-squeal paste to the back side of the pads. Should I apply the paste to other contact areas?

Also, the manuals I have identify the caliper retaining bolts as having a special locking compound applied to the threads and that they must be replaced once removed. I bought the new bolts from the a dealer ($3.65/ea) and the "locking compound" just looks like blue Loc-tite to me. Any insight?

SRDiver

Well did you notice the bend over and grab your ankles in small print

with a good quality pad you can get some squeal - that is from the vibration, it can be expected. Do not put any paste on the contact surface. Before you do anything set the pads - go out on the HWY bring the car up to 60mphish and stop hard (short of wheel lock) down to 10 mph, do not come to a full stop. Repeat at least 4 times and do not come to a stop. Allow at least 10 minutes for the brakes to cool before coming to complete stop. And if you have to stop do not rest with the pads engaged until they have cooled!