When I did front and rear on my 2014 Jetta it was much less dramatic than that since we don’t have the rust issue here in the AZ.
AZBob Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 18, 2024, at 12:50 PM, Michael Esh via Mercedes > <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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 > _______________________________________ 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
