Someone had told me on the rear calipers you had to electronically depress the caliper piston. Since you put the brake system in service mode in the beginning does that mean I can manually depress the caliper piston ?
Hi, if you Watch the video completely you will see that I do move the Caliper Pistons manually after retracting the Parking Braking pistons to Zero Position first in the cluster. The service Mode is only for retracting the Parking Brake Actuators so you can do this service. There's no point to ask these questions before you watch my video because simply this a waste of time and space if you are not going to watch my video... I made this video to help you and guide you through the steps of how to do this job easily with no issues! So again watch my video and then if you have questions, Go ahead and ask me so I can try to see if I can help you more... Thanks and Good Luck! 🤞💪👍
Hi this is from Mercedes - Brake wear sensor 8Nm. Guide pin to brake caliper support and Bolt to Brake caliper 35Nm. Actuator motor to brake caliper 12Nm. Brake Caliper Support to Wheel Carrier 130Nm. Let me know if you need more help. Thanks!
You will get a Brake light message on your Dash and then you need to do a visual inspection on the front and rear Brake Pads to see which one is worn out. Usually though I always change all the brakes Front and Rear alltogether even if the rear have a little more left just because I want to make sure the car is perfect and the brakes operate properly. It's up to you but that is what I do and recommend to customers... Safety before everything else! Thanks 👍
17 mm means millimeter so last time I checked a millimeter is part of the Metric system. You can find these online or at stores where they sell tools... Thanks
I hate when goobers top off brake fluid when the pads get low. If you don’t tip off the fluid you can compress the calipers and not have your fluid leak out. Of course I pump up each perspective brake Caliper after I replace the brake pads. I just check the level each time to see if I need to suck out any fluid. You Don’t need to take the cap off to compress the calipers on Mercedes. Never had to on any Mercedes.
Copper should be fine. I have also used another one from Textar that comes with some brake kits. Try to avoid silicone as I have found out that silicone doesn't change with temperature fluctuations and tends to create problems because of that...
Someone had told me on the rear calipers you had to electronically depress the caliper piston. Since you put the brake system in service mode in the beginning does that mean I can manually depress the caliper piston ?
Hi, if you Watch the video completely you will see that I do move the Caliper Pistons manually after retracting the Parking Braking pistons to Zero Position first in the cluster. The service Mode is only for retracting the Parking Brake Actuators so you can do this service. There's no point to ask these questions before you watch my video because simply this a waste of time and space if you are not going to watch my video... I made this video to help you and guide you through the steps of how to do this job easily with no issues! So again watch my video and then if you have questions, Go ahead and ask me so I can try to see if I can help you more... Thanks and Good Luck! 🤞💪👍
@@projectathosI understand, is this brake job the same as the 2014 s63 amg ? Or are there differences ?
where did you purchased the rotors and were they reasonably priced.
I only buy OEM Mercedes parts. You can buy them from the Dealer or online... Thanks and Good Luck! 🤞💪👍
Thank you for sharing 👍🏻
Thanks very much for your support! Good luck 🤞🍀
What are the torque specs to put mount the caliper to the suspension? How about the pad carrier to the rotor caliper?
Hi this is from Mercedes - Brake wear sensor 8Nm. Guide pin to brake caliper support and Bolt to Brake caliper 35Nm. Actuator motor to brake caliper 12Nm. Brake Caliper Support to Wheel Carrier 130Nm. Let me know if you need more help. Thanks!
Tight, use blue thread locker.
On micro threaded caliper bolts some shops replace those bolts each time.
How do you know which break pad needs changing?
You will get a Brake light message on your Dash and then you need to do a visual inspection on the front and rear Brake Pads to see which one is worn out. Usually though I always change all the brakes Front and Rear alltogether even if the rear have a little more left just because I want to make sure the car is perfect and the brakes operate properly. It's up to you but that is what I do and recommend to customers... Safety before everything else! Thanks 👍
@@projectathos kindest regard really appreciate the reply. Will get this sorted now thanks
where can i find that 17mm ratchet? mine doesnt fit!
is it metric 17mm?
17 mm means millimeter so last time I checked a millimeter is part of the Metric system. You can find these online or at stores where they sell tools... Thanks
I hate when goobers top off brake fluid when the pads get low.
If you don’t tip off the fluid you can compress the calipers and not have your fluid leak out.
Of course I pump up each perspective brake Caliper after I replace the brake pads.
I just check the level each time to see if I need to suck out any fluid.
You
Don’t need to take the cap off to compress the calipers on Mercedes.
Never had to on any Mercedes.
Agree 💯 👍
which do you use, silicone or coper based grease ?
Copper should be fine. I have also used another one from Textar that comes with some brake kits. Try to avoid silicone as I have found out that silicone doesn't change with temperature fluctuations and tends to create problems because of that...
@@projectathos copper grease for metal to metal and silicone for rubber to metal, surely ?
@@thechauffeurdrive-london-u6969 yup