Changing brake pads yourself.....
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From: NYC
1999 ML430
Changing brake pads yourself.....
What's up? New to the group and my first post. I read somewhere in this forum that changing the front pads are really easy.
To quote St Nick:
"Easy to do too (20 mins per side)...4 screws and pop out the pad...push piston back with c-clamp...pop in new pads...screw it up and done."
Is it really this easy?
To quote St Nick:
"Easy to do too (20 mins per side)...4 screws and pop out the pad...push piston back with c-clamp...pop in new pads...screw it up and done."
Is it really this easy?
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From: San Francisco
2002 ML500
I was planning to do it myself too, but I don't even know what is a
C clamp or how the piston looks like! I wish it was really that easy, but I'm not going to risk my ML especially when it comes to brakes!
But if you are able to DIY, please share your experience with pictures! TIA! and Good luck....
But if you are able to DIY, please share your experience with pictures! TIA! and Good luck....
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From: Boston
2000 ML430
DO NOT push piston in with bleed valve closed...
Hey there,
It's a pretty easy job, just get the new pads. You need a little steel pin and a hammer so you can knock out the 2 pins that hold the pads in. When you push the pistons in with the clamp, make sure the bleed valve is open. On cars that have ABS, it will send air back into the system and screw up the ABS system. At least that's what my mechanic told me if you are going to be compressing the pistons. Then you would have to re-bleed the system. But it's just knocking out two pins then taking out this little clamp that comes loose anyways when you take the pins out (it sits on top of the pads). And that's it.
-Chris
It's a pretty easy job, just get the new pads. You need a little steel pin and a hammer so you can knock out the 2 pins that hold the pads in. When you push the pistons in with the clamp, make sure the bleed valve is open. On cars that have ABS, it will send air back into the system and screw up the ABS system. At least that's what my mechanic told me if you are going to be compressing the pistons. Then you would have to re-bleed the system. But it's just knocking out two pins then taking out this little clamp that comes loose anyways when you take the pins out (it sits on top of the pads). And that's it.
-Chris
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'82 turbo yugo
Re: DO NOT push piston in with bleed valve closed...
Originally posted by chris
Hey there,
It's a pretty easy job, just get the new pads. You need a little steel pin and a hammer so you can knock out the 2 pins that hold the pads in. When you push the pistons in with the clamp, make sure the bleed valve is open. On cars that have ABS, it will send air back into the system and screw up the ABS system. At least that's what my mechanic told me if you are going to be compressing the pistons. Then you would have to re-bleed the system. But it's just knocking out two pins then taking out this little clamp that comes loose anyways when you take the pins out (it sits on top of the pads). And that's it.
-Chris
Hey there,
It's a pretty easy job, just get the new pads. You need a little steel pin and a hammer so you can knock out the 2 pins that hold the pads in. When you push the pistons in with the clamp, make sure the bleed valve is open. On cars that have ABS, it will send air back into the system and screw up the ABS system. At least that's what my mechanic told me if you are going to be compressing the pistons. Then you would have to re-bleed the system. But it's just knocking out two pins then taking out this little clamp that comes loose anyways when you take the pins out (it sits on top of the pads). And that's it.
-Chris
DIY pad/rotoe change info
If you're just doing the pad change, skip removing the caliper bolts and proceed directly to removing the old pads.
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'82 turbo yugo
Re: Pete
Originally posted by JimB
I think you have to take the two bolt out on ML320 but not on 430
at least that what I did on mine
and there no pin to push out on 320 but there is on 430
I think you have to take the two bolt out on ML320 but not on 430
at least that what I did on mine
and there no pin to push out on 320 but there is on 430
I know practically nothing about changing pads on 320s, but pad changes, on any vehicle, isn't rocket science.
