Did my brakes today
07-03-2009, 09:56 PM
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Did my brakes today
yea got all my parts from the dealer (very good price) threw it on the lift followed insrtuction (some what) from e320.blogspot.com they helped alot other than deactivating the sbc its just like doing brakes on any other car very pleased total time was 1hr and 22 min
07-07-2009, 12:00 AM
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nice work man. actually, i'll be doing this job DIY soon too. so trust me, your hard work is definitely getting recognized. in my case though, i plan to go with aftermarket drilled rotors.
07-07-2009, 08:36 AM
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03 E320 -wife's car now; 07 Porsche Boxster S - my toy
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07-07-2009, 03:17 PM
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Not complicated but not easy....
FWIW, I did a four corner pad change last night and while the work is not technically difficult, it is not all that fast or easy of a job. I have a 2004 with the bolts that must be removed, not the pins that get pushed out.
Very messy job with the dust and all. Hope they use something safer than asbestos in pads because I definately inhaled a fair amount of brake dust
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I have done this job before but it still took me 3 hours - start to finish. Someone on another thread said 15 minutes per wheel, no way!
Had some trouble with the red SBC warnings at start-up that took about 10 cycles with pumping to clear.
Still aved a ton of cash.
- Gabby
Very messy job with the dust and all. Hope they use something safer than asbestos in pads because I definately inhaled a fair amount of brake dust
.I have done this job before but it still took me 3 hours - start to finish. Someone on another thread said 15 minutes per wheel, no way!
Had some trouble with the red SBC warnings at start-up that took about 10 cycles with pumping to clear.
Still aved a ton of cash.
- Gabby
07-08-2009, 05:02 PM
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no problems no complcations last time i got my service done abot 9000 miles ago my friend at mb told me he replaced all fluids as in take them all out and replenish i didnt need to bleed i didnt wanna mess anything up by going that route i just opened up the resivor (spelling) and pushed all the fluid back up i havent done my back brkes yet i will be doing this soon along with my service D definatly not a 15 min per tire more like 30 40 i dont think it was very hard but i took my time and made sure where everything was since it was my first time in this area of my car i didnt wanna mess it up putting it back
