Which reminds me of a trick I've taken to:
The wheels on the VWs (both the Golf and Jetta) are enclined to weld themselves
to the rotors. I used to put anti-seize on but as you probably know that
"mechanics glitter" can make an awful mess if you touch it.
Watch Wes Work on Youtube uses fluid
Was Mrs. D. watching so she could do the repair next time around?
On Thu, Apr 18, 2024 at 4:04 PM dan penoff.com via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> I just did all four corners on Mrs. Dan’s W211, and despite being very
> clean underneath yet coming from the Tri-State area (Chicago)
I just did all four corners on Mrs. Dan’s W211, and despite being very clean
underneath yet coming from the Tri-State area (Chicago) the rotors were not
keen to come off. It took some soaking with homemade penetrating oil and a few
days before they would come loose. I cleaned up the flanges and
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
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> On Apr 18, 2024, at 12:50 PM, Michael Esh via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> Nice Work! Brake work is satisfying and I always feel safer
I am fortunate to have a son who is a journeyman auto tech. He does mine
now and he is a very careful and thorough mechanic - also much quicker
than I would be.
Randy
On 18/04/2024 2:49 PM, Michael Esh via Mercedes wrote:
Nice Work! Brake work is satisfying and I always feel safer doing it
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
> 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
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
