If at first you don't succeed.... get a bigger hammer. On Sat, Dec 9, 2023, at 19:24, Dwight Giles via Mercedes wrote: > might makes right > > On Sat, Dec 9, 2023, 6:40 PM dan penoff.com via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> Mrs. Dan’s 2003 E320 needed rear brakes, probably for the first time (119k >> on the clock). I went to the dealer and picked up a set of rotors and pads >> for a whopping $160 total. Nice! >> >> Started on the left rear a couple of weeks ago. The rotor was not going to >> come loose. I soaked the area around the flange and rotor as best I could >> with the proverbial 50/50 mix of ATF and acetone and put everything back >> together. >> >> Today I took another swing at it, and before doing so, I stopped by my >> nearby HF store and picked up a 5-ton hydraulic three-jaw puller. >> >> Got the left rear in the air, the wheel off, and soaked it some more for >> about 30 minutes. Then, using an 18” pry bar, I put pressure on the back of >> the rotor and tapped it repeatedly using a 1 lb. ball peen hammer around >> the hub and on the face of the hub, after which about a minute, it popped >> loose at one side and then came off. Huzzah! I took care of replacing the >> pads, pressing the piston back, using MB brake paste on all friction >> points, etc., etc. >> >> Moved over to the right rear. I had not prepped it previously, so it was >> more or less the same as the other side two weeks ago. I soaked everything >> with the “majik oyl” and let it sit for maybe 30 minutes if that. Again, >> with the pry bar and tapping. Maybe 40 seconds and it yielded! Swapped all >> the bits out, pressed in the piston, greased all the new stuff up and >> installed. >> >> Put the car down and torqued the wheel bolts. >> >> I need to take a look at the fronts tomorrow…after which I’ll return the >> HF hydraulic puller... >> >> -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
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