It's easy to tell that you put a LOT of time and effort into creating this video. Very good job on your part, and thank you. I'm starting my wife's car tomorrow due to a tiny pulsation in the brake pedal. I plan to have the rotors turned instead of replacing them.......wish me luck!
If you are turning/re surfacing the rotors be prepared for them not having enough thickness to re surface. Cheap rotors these days and can usually be resurfaced ONCE. After that the minimum thickness to resurface might be gone. A legitimate shop would refuse and the minimum thickness should be stamped on the rotor either on the vent side or the rotor hat.
I am used to working on older Mercedes, but the factory service manuals do not recommend resurfacing rotors when you replace brake pads. Insread, they recommend that you "bed in" the new pads by a series of gentle stops. If you have flutter when braking, I would suggest getting a dial indicator and checking the rotors for warping after removing the wheels. It may be that you are close enough to the wear limits that you will want to replace the rotors, anyway.
Hey brother, great video however allow me to give you some tough love regarding safety. Rule 1: Never put your fingers underneath the wheel when the car is jacked. Or any dark places for that matter that you cannot see well even if the engine is not running. Almost lost a finger like that. Rule 2: Always use proper jack stands if you are going to perform vehicle maintenance at your home garage and i don't mean the cheap ones from harbor freight, walmart etc or some cheaply made stuff but invest in some proper certified jack stands. My guess is that if you can afford such a car you can definitely afford 4 proper jack stands and probably a decent hydraulic jack. That's a 2 ton car and you don't want that thing falling on you so even if you use jack stands you must leave the jack at the place you have lifted the car at the first place. Also once you are probably bleeding the breaks and change break pads i suggest you remove all 4 wheels and place them underneath the car in case you will be working under it or do an oil change. If you have trouble removing the wheel nuts use a metal pipe/tube fitting it over the breaker bar for extra leverage. Wear a small face mask when cleaning the dust break the rest is just fine and i enjoy watching car maintenance video so thanks for the video.
I have had the Harbor Freight jack stands and the three ton low profile axle jacks for over four years and ten vehicles. Jack stands and jack have not collapsed, bent, warped or other mechanical/workmanship failure.
If you need to compress the caliper piston use the pad that is being removed and a C clamp to slowly compress. No sense in risking damage to the new pads....gouge , Knick, crack or possibly separate from the backing pad.
You put the front left inner pad on the right side when you changed pads because you didn't like the way the sensor fit. The pads are marked on the backs and ARE different. The sensor has two wires because the wire makes a loop in the pin section of the sensor. Once the rotor wears though the pin it cuts the wire and turns on the light on the dash. So no, you can't reuse them.
i did mine myself i will tell anyone who does it to use the silicone grease them pins also need to go in hand tight i thought i crossed threaded it, it would not go in but i got it in but its easy to do and recommend doing it yourself ive done brakes on lots of different cars
Great video. But do your family a favor, and get some jack stands to hold the car up when you are working on it, rather than having the car supported only by the jack. Also, use brake pad paste on the back of the new pads to prevent brake squeal, rather than anti-seize b/c it won't melt and migrate in high braking tempjeratuess. And don't forget to put a drop of blue Loctite n the bolts when you put things back together. Good luck
Great Job,,, Well explained and documented... 👍😃👏 At least consider the exercise with tyres, better than the gym.. And now you know why brake change is so expensive... 😂
That is good to know. I changed mine today and also did the rotors. Mercedes recommends changing them on the basis that they are thinner than most, and therefore cannot be resurfaced on a lathe. The rotors came with a grey primer, which i removed with brake cleaner before installation. I see a lot of questions online about the affect of paint on the new pads if the paint is not removed.
Correct! Mercedes Recommends Changing Rotors And Pads Together, But Since I Had Less Than A 1mm Of The Lip On The Edge I Decided To Give It A Shot. As Far As The Primer On Rotors Is Recommended To Let The Pads Do The Cleaning. That Way You Won’t Have Rust On The Exposed Surfaces That Pads Don’t Touch.
Rotors for older Mercedes have wear limits stamped on them, which is the thickness below which they must be replaced. I use a caliper to measure the rotor thickness. I don't know about the newer cars, but I don't see why anyone would change a rotor that is not worn out, unless you just want to help your mechanic put his kids through college. I would guess that the housands of deisel Mercedes taxicabs throughtout Europe do not replace rotors until the wear limits are met.
Instead of kicking the tire to get the wheel loose, try this. Loosen all the bolts on the tire you are working on, while the tire is on the ground, shimmy the car by pushing on the side fender nearest the wheel you are working on, basically the wheel gets wiggled loose when you rock or shimmy the car from side to side, this is what I saw a mechanic at the deanship did to my car years ago and I put 2 & 2 together and figured out what he was doing.
Is that a “Tire Tree” in one of the lug stud holes? The “tire tree” is basically a threaded stud that takes the place of the lug studs Thread it in but only the thread holes. The flat surface allows you to hang the tires weight on the rotor hub to help with installation of the first couple of lug studs. I haven’t used them yet but sounds like a must have for DIY’ers especially when raising tire for installation. As you reinstall the remaining lug studs you can remove the tree without worrying about the tire tire not being aligned in the hub.
Steve Cannon, every Mercedes has a threaded alignment stud in the toolkit which is used when changing a tire to line up the wheel with the threaded stud holes on the hub. I haven't actually used one yet, but there have been a few times when i wished I had....
Remember DOT4 brake fluid and DOT3 ARE NOT Backwards compatible......This means that DOT 4 fluid will work on DOT 3 systems but DOT 3 is not compatible with DOT4 systems. The DOT4 fluid has a higher boiling point which increases protection again boil over and possibly fire.
@@stephencannon3140 and then Benz has their own fluid compatible with their own special parts just ATF and steering fluid or coolant: OEM fluid is the best policy 🙂
fear not, the pad sensors will remind you when it's time for your brake job: 40 to 70kMi I leave in California and drive around countless hills all the time 40KMi and 20K more to go. Total 60K but read this... I lubed my slide pins at 8k with silicon when the brakes had gone harsh after driving through a 30Miles long mountain road... MB minimal lube just had evaporated. The calipers on my new Benz were sticking instead of sliding to release... 😂 After silicon lube my brakes have been and stayed smooth and proportional for the last 40k. As expected the hard pads are eating the soft OEM disks... Replacements will be Akebono ceramic pads + (Zimmerman?) rotors...
The front brakes do most of the work, so I think you can expect 30K - 40K for front brake pads, and around 60K or more for the rear pads. The black dust on your wheels is what is left of your pads after braking wears them away. I think you will see more brake dust on your front wheels.
@@glasser2819 Pathetic is the wrong word Sir. You know not of what you speak. The stunning braking of an MB is achieved through the coefficient of friction between the sacrificial rotor and the pad material. Both designed and matched to a very large spectrum of driving habits.
I can’t believe how easy doing breaks are I was so intimidated until I watched video after video and did it myself on my 2011 e350 pep Boys gave me a estimate of $700 just to do rear breaks and rotors for my car is that normal for such a easy job?
Hello! Thank You For The Comment. It Costs Around $1700 At The Dealership For All 4. Can Save A Lot Of Money By Doing It Yourself And Thats Great, But Doing It Yourself And Feeling Great Is Priceless👍🏻
The use of impact tools for tire install is unfortunately a very real problem we have to live with. They are about volume not detail. If I catch impact tools being used I will stop them. Have them loosen lug studs and retighten by hand and torque wrench. Yes I am that guy who does random walk by and random in progress spot inspections.
Thanks for the video, I am wondering if you want to share, what tools do you use to help to put the wheel and take off? where did you buy it? what size? thanks,
Thank you for your reply, I just need more information of the tool that I wanted to have, what is the name the tool that you use to remove the wheel and put it back ? in your video (2:31) after you mentioned the brake pad spreader. If you want to share, I appreciate it so much. Thanks for the great video. Have a great day bro.
Oh Sorry I Just Realized What Tool You R Talking About Lol. It’s A Mercedes Benz Wheel Alignment Pin. It Should B Included In Your Spare Tire Kit. If Not They Are Cheep On Amazon. Good Luck!
Wow, thank you so much for the information. As I have never checked to my spare tire kit, and I didn't know if the helpful tool is included in my car tool kits. I got it. You are my hero, bro!!. thanks so much. I will try to replace my brake pad this week. Thanks.
All good, just put the brake sensor wire to the other pad, not the one that you placed it. That sensor costs 1.5euro, if it rips off dont let the dealer rip you off with a "ultra important expensive part that saves lifes". I buy it every time i change pads, never re-use old one, its not worth the money and time if it fails.
Very detailed! You have a lot of patience to explain every little step that you are taking! Well done!
Thank You My Friend👍🏻
wonderful and excellent work, I´m a mechanic myself so I do know how this work revealed the details. good work keep it up
Thank You Very Much For The Comment 👍🏻
It's easy to tell that you put a LOT of time and effort into creating this video. Very good job on your part, and thank you.
I'm starting my wife's car tomorrow due to a tiny pulsation in the brake pedal. I plan to have the rotors turned instead of replacing them.......wish me luck!
Thank You For The Nice Comment Brother! Let The Force B With You. Good Luck 👍🏻
If you are turning/re surfacing the rotors be prepared for them not having enough thickness to re surface. Cheap rotors these days and can usually be resurfaced ONCE. After that the minimum thickness to resurface might be gone. A legitimate shop would refuse and the minimum thickness should be stamped on the rotor either on the vent side or the rotor hat.
The idea of compressing the caliper piston flush is like he explained is to make up the difference. Thickness between the old pads and new ones.
I am used to working on older Mercedes, but the factory service manuals do not recommend resurfacing rotors when you replace brake pads. Insread, they recommend that you "bed in" the new pads by a series of gentle stops. If you have flutter when braking, I would suggest getting a dial indicator and checking the rotors for warping after removing the wheels. It may be that you are close enough to the wear limits that you will want to replace the rotors, anyway.
Ease and confident work. Thanks a lot for the whole labour.
Its a very good video and the cool part is you provide Amazon links so I could order the same parts very easily. Thanks a lot
Thank You For Such A Nice Comment. I Love Helping People👍🏻
Hey brother, great video however allow me to give you some tough love regarding safety. Rule 1: Never put your fingers underneath the wheel when the car is jacked. Or any dark places for that matter that you cannot see well even if the engine is not running. Almost lost a finger like that. Rule 2: Always use proper jack stands if you are going to perform vehicle maintenance at your home garage and i don't mean the cheap ones from harbor freight, walmart etc or some cheaply made stuff but invest in some proper certified jack stands. My guess is that if you can afford such a car you can definitely afford 4 proper jack stands and probably a decent hydraulic jack. That's a 2 ton car and you don't want that thing falling on you so even if you use jack stands you must leave the jack at the place you have lifted the car at the first place. Also once you are probably bleeding the breaks and change break pads i suggest you remove all 4 wheels and place them underneath the car in case you will be working under it or do an oil change. If you have trouble removing the wheel nuts use a metal pipe/tube fitting it over the breaker bar for extra leverage. Wear a small face mask when cleaning the dust break the rest is just fine and i enjoy watching car maintenance video so thanks for the video.
Thank U For The Comment Brother! The Safety Was Newer My Strongest Side Lol. Also Thank U For The Input Into Community. Have A Great Day.
I have had the Harbor Freight jack stands and the three ton low profile axle jacks for over four years and ten vehicles. Jack stands and jack have not collapsed, bent, warped or other mechanical/workmanship failure.
If you need to compress the caliper piston use the pad that is being removed and a C clamp to slowly compress. No sense in risking damage to the new pads....gouge , Knick, crack or possibly separate from the backing pad.
Correct! I Used The Old Brake Pad To Open The Caliper.
You put the front left inner pad on the right side when you changed pads because you didn't like the way the sensor fit. The pads are marked on the backs and ARE different. The sensor has two wires because the wire makes a loop in the pin section of the sensor. Once the rotor wears though the pin it cuts the wire and turns on the light on the dash. So no, you can't reuse them.
I Gotta Give You Props For Such Attention. I Noticed That Right After Installed The Other Side Lol. Thanx For The Comment!
Awesome video bro, very detailed. Good job. Thanks a lot.
Thank You For The Comment Man! I Have More Repair And Maintenance Videos Coming This Sumer👍🏻
Thanks for the vid. Followed it and it made my brake job that much easier.
Nice! Happy To Help😉. Thanx For The Comment!
excellent job my brother. thanks for taking the time to make the video and share it with us.
Thank You Mr. Black For The Awesome Comment👍🏻
i did mine myself i will tell anyone who does it to use the silicone grease them pins also need to go in hand tight i thought i crossed threaded it, it would not go in but i got it in but its easy to do and recommend doing it yourself ive done brakes on lots of different cars
Thanks a lot for the video dude , great help on my first brake change job
Congrats! Glad To Help👍🏻
Great video.
But do your family a favor, and get some jack stands to hold the car up when you are working on it, rather than having the car supported only by the jack. Also, use brake pad paste on the back of the new pads to prevent brake squeal, rather than anti-seize b/c it won't melt and migrate in high braking tempjeratuess. And don't forget to put a drop of blue Loctite n the bolts when you put things back together. Good luck
Thanx Man
I use anti seize on the bolts some mechanics agree with me some dont works for me
Great Job,,, Well explained and documented... 👍😃👏
At least consider the exercise with tyres, better than the gym..
And now you know why brake change is so expensive... 😂
Thank You My Friend. Lol True, It Involves A Lot Of Tire Kicking😂
Thanks good video. Its true the dealership dont do a fucking shit
Lol. So True. Thanx For The Comment!
Thank you for the nice video I relay enjoyed watching this video. Can you please make another video replacing the rear brake shoes . Many thanks
Thank You! I Had A Blast Making It Besides The Kicking Part Lol. Do You Mean The E Brake?
Very good video im gonna do the same job on my c220 cdi im hoping its the same process.
Wish U Luck My Friend👍🏻
I do the same thing. all the correct procedure .bravo
Thanks for posting - I am doing mine tomorrow.
Good Luck My Friend👍🏻
where did you buy the pin to help remove and re install the tire?
It Came With Spare Tire Kit. But You Can Also Find It On Web.
Great video. Thanks. I noticed that you did not change the rotors. Did you have any noise as a result of using the old rotors?
Thank You For The Comment. I Was Surprised Myself, I Still Have The Same Rotors On And There Is No Noise, Even Before I Broke Them In.
That is good to know. I changed mine today and also did the rotors. Mercedes recommends changing them on the basis that they are thinner than most, and therefore cannot be resurfaced on a lathe. The rotors came with a grey primer, which i removed with brake cleaner before installation. I see a lot of questions online about the affect of paint on the new pads if the paint is not removed.
Correct! Mercedes Recommends Changing Rotors And Pads Together, But Since I Had Less Than A 1mm Of The Lip On The Edge I Decided To Give It A Shot. As Far As The Primer On Rotors Is Recommended To Let The Pads Do The Cleaning. That Way You Won’t Have Rust On The Exposed Surfaces That Pads Don’t Touch.
Rotors for older Mercedes have wear limits stamped on them, which is the thickness below which they must be replaced. I use a caliper to measure the rotor thickness.
I don't know about the newer cars, but I don't see why anyone would change a rotor that is not worn out, unless you just want to help your mechanic put his kids through college. I would guess that the housands of deisel Mercedes taxicabs throughtout Europe do not replace rotors until the wear limits are met.
good video bro . but whats the name of that tool you used to
push the brake pads apart ,
Thanx Man😉. It’s Called Simply “Brake Pad Spreader”.
In order to bleed the brakes ( or change the whole fluid ), you dont need a computer or an special computer command ?
Nope Just The Liquid And A Lot Of Pumping.
do you have to release the parking brakes before you remove the brake pads?
As Far As I Remember Yes, But Make Sure To Chuck Off The Other Wheels.
Instead of kicking the tire to get the wheel loose, try this.
Loosen all the bolts on the tire you are working on, while the tire is on the ground, shimmy the car by pushing on the side fender nearest the wheel you are working on, basically the wheel gets wiggled loose when you rock or shimmy the car from side to side, this is what I saw a mechanic at the deanship did to my car years ago and I put 2 & 2 together and figured out what he was doing.
Woah!!! Genius! Thank You Man!
Sounds Legit.
Or loosen all lugnuts.......lug studs for European vehicles. BEFORE raising tire off ground.
Is that a “Tire Tree” in one of the lug stud holes? The “tire tree” is basically a threaded stud that takes the place of the lug studs Thread it in but only the thread holes. The flat surface allows you to hang the tires weight on the rotor hub to help with installation of the first couple of lug studs. I haven’t used them yet but sounds like a must have for DIY’ers especially when raising tire for installation. As you reinstall the remaining lug studs you can remove the tree without worrying about the tire tire not being aligned in the hub.
Steve Cannon, every Mercedes has a threaded alignment stud in the toolkit which is used when changing a tire to line up the wheel with the threaded stud holes on the hub. I haven't actually used one yet, but there have been a few times when i wished I had....
How many bottles of break fluid do I need yo flush it and fill it back up? Or just one of 1liter bottle is enough?
I Got 2 Liters And Used Only .5 Liters To Bleed The Brakes. I Don’t Really Know How Much In Total It Takes To Flush The Brake Lines.
Remember DOT4 brake fluid and DOT3 ARE NOT Backwards compatible......This means that DOT 4 fluid will work on DOT 3 systems but DOT 3 is not compatible with DOT4 systems. The DOT4 fluid has a higher boiling point which increases protection again boil over and possibly fire.
Great video!!!
@@stephencannon3140 and then Benz has their own fluid compatible with their own special parts just ATF and steering fluid or coolant:
OEM fluid is the best policy 🙂
@@glasser2819 benz doesnt have their own fluid, they are using dot4+...
Great video! Do you recall approx how many miles you had on the old pads before they had to be replaced?
Good Question! Approximately 35k-40k But I’m Pretty Harsh On My Brakes Lol. Your Milage May Very.
fear not, the pad sensors will remind you when it's time for your brake job: 40 to 70kMi
I leave in California and drive around countless hills all the time 40KMi and 20K more to go.
Total 60K but read this...
I lubed my slide pins at 8k with silicon when the brakes had gone harsh after driving through a 30Miles long mountain road... MB minimal lube just had evaporated. The calipers on my new Benz were sticking instead of sliding to release... 😂
After silicon lube my brakes have been and stayed smooth and proportional for the last 40k.
As expected the hard pads are eating the soft OEM disks... Replacements will be Akebono ceramic pads + (Zimmerman?) rotors...
The front brakes do most of the work, so I think you can expect 30K - 40K for front brake pads, and around 60K or more for the rear pads. The black dust on your wheels is what is left of your pads after braking wears them away. I think you will see more brake dust on your front wheels.
@@glasser2819 Pathetic is the wrong word Sir. You know not of what you speak. The stunning braking of an MB is achieved through the coefficient of friction between the sacrificial rotor and the pad material. Both designed and matched to a very large spectrum of driving habits.
Hey Bro, what is the diameter of the PVC tubing used for draining the brake fluid.
Hello! I Knew I’m Gonna Miss Something Lol. It’s 1/4”. Can Buy Them In Any Home Improvement Store. Wish U Luck With Your Project😉
I can’t believe how easy doing breaks are I was so intimidated until I watched video after video and did it myself on my 2011 e350 pep Boys gave me a estimate of $700 just to do rear breaks and rotors for my car is that normal for such a easy job?
Hello! Thank You For The Comment. It Costs Around $1700 At The Dealership For All 4. Can Save A Lot Of Money By Doing It Yourself And Thats Great, But Doing It Yourself And Feeling Great Is Priceless👍🏻
Loved this video!
Thank You For The Nice Comment👍🏻
The use of impact tools for tire install is unfortunately a very real problem we have to live with. They are about volume not detail. If I catch impact tools being used I will stop them. Have them loosen lug studs and retighten by hand and torque wrench. Yes I am that guy who does random walk by and random in progress spot inspections.
Thanks for the video,
I am wondering if you want to share, what tools do you use to help to put the wheel and take off? where did you buy it? what size? thanks,
I Show All The Tools And Sizes Individually In The Video. I Bought Them On Amazon, They Go For Around $200.
Thank you for your reply, I just need more information of the tool that I wanted to have, what is the name the tool that you use to remove the wheel and put it back ? in your video (2:31) after you mentioned the brake pad spreader. If you want to share, I appreciate it so much.
Thanks for the great video. Have a great day bro.
Oh Sorry I Just Realized What Tool You R Talking About Lol. It’s A Mercedes Benz Wheel Alignment Pin. It Should B Included In Your Spare Tire Kit. If Not They Are Cheep On Amazon. Good Luck!
Wow, thank you so much for the information.
As I have never checked to my spare tire kit, and I didn't know if the helpful tool is included in my car tool kits. I got it.
You are my hero, bro!!. thanks so much. I will try to replace my brake pad this week. Thanks.
Glad To B Helpful😉
Sir how to do sway bar linkage in E250 ???? Plz help
Hello! I’m Sorry But I Don’t Know.
No issue brother
Good video. Thanks.
Thank You! For The Nice Comment👍🏻
Good job
Thanx Brother!
7:44 It doesn't turn because the other wheel is on the floor :D not because of the brake, even if the E Brake is not pushed the tire won't spin.
LMAO Your Right😵
nice
Lol air can be compressed not so much for water since it's incompressible to like 50,000 PSI
All good, just put the brake sensor wire to the other pad, not the one that you placed it. That sensor costs 1.5euro, if it rips off dont let the dealer rip you off with a "ultra important expensive part that saves lifes". I buy it every time i change pads, never re-use old one, its not worth the money and time if it fails.
I have the exact same ugly wheels: very sturdy to handle deep potholes
Lol I Feel You My Friend, I Toughly Do😉
I always step on it to take those wheels off
Yes please for the same Car the W212
Usually They Last A Cars Lifetime. I Almost Never Use My E Brake. Are You Sure That It Needs A Replacement?
Scary watching you work. Sorry
Lol Hope It Was At Least Entertaining