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I bought a E500 brake pad fell out of rear I paid for it to get fixed but it won’t be till tomorrow the brake pad fell out and it leaked fluid on that caliper now that side is lower does anyone know why that side is lower ?
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That’s the rear brake caliper with fluid on it and no brake pad
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Was your rear brake rotor replaced recently? Check to see if the rotor is vented or unvented. Your e500 should have a vented rear rotors. Somebody might have installed an unvented rear rotor from a six cylinder which would allow the brake pad to escape once it got thin enough. Weirdly this has happened before.
Also proof read your shlt. You're asking people to take the time to answer your question, the least you can do is use punctuation.
Also proof read your shlt. You're asking people to take the time to answer your question, the least you can do is use punctuation.
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The rotors and brake pads are being replaced tomorrow I bought the car like this and I believe the pad fell out because it was thin like horribly thin
I just was wondering what’s the liquid that’s coming out
to me it seems like brake fluid so I thought I would ask you guys
I just was wondering what’s the liquid that’s coming out
to me it seems like brake fluid so I thought I would ask you guys
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that’s gonna suck cuz it will be more money I got to pay
but you think the caliper is shot ?
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If brake fluid is leaking from the caliper, the most likely place is from the caliper piston thanks to the piston being pushed from the caliper far enough to have the sealing rings come out past the caliper body. It COULD be rebuilt, but if it was mine I'd be looking at replacing it.
So: if I'm seeing this properly, you're looking at:
A new caliper for one side
Rotors on both sides (replace them in pairs because your brakes are worth it)
Pads on both sides, for the same reason
Brake bleed all 4 wheels
Make sure your mechanic is knowledgeable on how to work with the SBC system on these cars. If the calipers are off the rotor and the car does a self check because he didn't deactivate the system, it gets ugly quickly.
Look at it this way: fixing your brakes properly is way cheaper than an Emergency Room bill. These electronically controlled brakes are truly amazing when they work properly.
So: if I'm seeing this properly, you're looking at:
A new caliper for one side
Rotors on both sides (replace them in pairs because your brakes are worth it)
Pads on both sides, for the same reason
Brake bleed all 4 wheels
Make sure your mechanic is knowledgeable on how to work with the SBC system on these cars. If the calipers are off the rotor and the car does a self check because he didn't deactivate the system, it gets ugly quickly.
Look at it this way: fixing your brakes properly is way cheaper than an Emergency Room bill. These electronically controlled brakes are truly amazing when they work properly.
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2013 ML350 Bluetec
As far as your suspension, that should be a whole different issue that will cost more. Arnott shocks (I've heard) make a good replacement for the airmatic system it sounds like you currently have.
