Amen! Got the right side back together. As expected, it went a bit quicker since I had some experience. Cracked the bleeder on the right side caliper but didn’t see a difference in the pad pressure. Pulled them back a little and all was good, so it doesn’t appear to be a wheel bearing problem. While I’ve got everything in the air I’m going to pull the pads out of the calipers and grease everything up.
Time for a short break and a cold beverage, then back to the garage to install the sway bar with new bushings and clean up the front calipers. I’ve got some new rubber bushings for the transmission cooler hard lines I need to put in while I’m under there, too. -D > On Apr 13, 2019, at 1:28 PM, Max Dillon via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > Slow and careful is the order of the day! > -- > Max Dillon > Charleston SC > > On April 13, 2019 12:34:59 PM EDT, Dan Penoff via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> Got the driver’s side back together. >> >> Took some work to get the bolts lined up on the lower control arm, but >> got it done. Fortunately, I have a piece of rod stock that’s just the >> right diameter and length to act as a pilot, which was a big help. Not >> fun working around that compressed spring and a jack holding up the >> lower control arm, but that’s the way the manual says to do it. >> >> Taking a lunch break, a couple of Advil, then back out to do the right >> side. >> >> -D >> >> >>> On Apr 13, 2019, at 10:49 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes >> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>> >>> Taking on what I have feared as the absolute worst job on the finnie >> today - replacing the front springs. >>> >>> So far, so good. Got the left front out without an issue and am ready >> to install the new spring. This will be the tricky part, but if it goes >> well the right side should be a piece of cake now that I have the >> process down. >>> >>> Car is hard to push on level ground, and in trying to identify the >> cause, I think the right front brake line might be swelled internally. >> Rotor on that side is near impossible to turn by hand, but pads are >> extended properly and there’s no signs of a stuck piston. After I get >> the springs sorted I’ll crack the bleeder and see if it frees up. >>> >>> If this ends up being the worst job on this car I’ll be very pleased. >> It’s definitely a brute force sort of thing, but hasn’t been too bad. >> I’m replacing all of the sway bar rubber bits while I’m there, too. >>> >>> -D >>> _______________________________________ >>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>> >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>> >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
