Change Your Front Brake Pads In A Snap! By Pelican Parts
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Change Your Front Brake Pads In A Snap! By Pelican Parts
Replacing your brake pads is one of the easiest jobs to perform on your W203 Mercedes-Benz. In general, you should inspect your brake pads about every 25,000 miles, and replace them if the material lining of the pad is worn down enough to trigger the pad replacement sensor or there is less than a quarter inch of material on the pad.
You can change the front pads on your W203 Mercedes in less than two hours and save some dough at the same time!
Shop pads HERE from brands Genuine Mercedes-Benz, Pagid, Ate, Textar, Bosch, Akebono, Jurid & Epad from Textar.
Here are instructions to assist you with the installation:
Replacing Your Front Brake Pads
Mark/Pelican Parts
You can change the front pads on your W203 Mercedes in less than two hours and save some dough at the same time!
Shop pads HERE from brands Genuine Mercedes-Benz, Pagid, Ate, Textar, Bosch, Akebono, Jurid & Epad from Textar.
Here are instructions to assist you with the installation:
Replacing Your Front Brake Pads
Mark/Pelican Parts
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"To install the new brake pads, you will need to take a C-clamp and old brake pad (yellow arrow) to push the caliper piston back into the caliper. .... pad’s position. Push back the piston using the clamp,.."
Do it this way and not require special tool to screw and twist the piston inward???
Do it this way and not require special tool to screw and twist the piston inward???
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"To install the new brake pads, you will need to take a C-clamp and old brake pad (yellow arrow) to push the caliper piston back into the caliper. .... pad’s position. Push back the piston using the clamp,.."
Do it this way and not require special tool to screw and twist the piston inward???
Do it this way and not require special tool to screw and twist the piston inward???
Pelican is a great supplier, quality parts and low prices, with good service and fast delivery. I don't agree, however, with using a C clamp to reset the pistons. A parallel jaw tool is needed to protect the piston from being canted in the bore. Mess this step up, and it is new $$$ caliper time.
This is the correct tool. There are alternatives that have the same mechanical principle that are cheaper.
You should also change the anti-rattle springs and the guide bolts. They are supplied with the OEM pads.
See Glyn's post #2 for tightening torques:
https://mbworld.org/forums/c-class-w...cs-brakes.html
