Nice Work! Brake work is satisfying and I always feel safer doing it myself.
> On Apr 18, 2024, at 1:59 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes > <[email protected]> wrote: > > So my 2015 Jetta TDI has needed brakes for awhile now, they were pulsing > something terrible. I'd blamed it on Angie's riding the brakes. She does but > in this case I think it was actually my fault. > > The pins on the front brakes had very little grease left. Pads looked fine > but I think the rotors were cupped, causing some of the pulsing. The pins > also had a coating of dried schmutz, presumably the remnants of the grease. I > soaked them in brake fluid and cleaned with a wire brush and very fine steel > wool. I found I had a spare in my parts bin so I swapped that in for the > worst one. > > When I reinstalled I coated them with a thick layer of Sil-Glyde silicone pin > lube. I only discovered it a few years ago and clearly needed to put some on > the last time I did these brakes. > > The rear pads were worn but the rotors were trashed, big chunks out of them. > I had to spend considerable time cleaning the caliper frame to get the new > pads in. I think that rust jacking had trapped the pads and stuck them to the > rotor which destroyed it. > > Anyway when I had the car in for a new timing belt recently they quoted me > $1500 for this job, all in I paid around $250. Took me just under 5 hours all > told and it would have been quicker but after I did the fronts I cleaned up > and took it for a ride which is when I realized I needed to do the rears > too... > > -Curt > > _______________________________________ > 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
