What Have You Done To Your Merc Today?

[Monkey Wrench]

What grease did you use on slide pins ?

Now this is where I may have dropped the batten...., used a lithium spray grease, usually reserved for door hinges and latches, but in my defence it had the words "silicone lubricant", am I guilty of the substitution?

 

[onefortheroad]

Now this is where I may have dropped the batten...., used a lithium spray grease, usually reserved for door hinges and latches, but in my defence it had the words "silicone lubricant", am I guilty of the substitution?

Should be ok. Normal grease rots the rubbers and makes em stick. That's all I can think of tbh. If the piston had stuck the caliper carrier should still retract a tiny amount once depressed. All be it one side at least .

 

[Monkey Wrench]

Should be ok. Normal grease rots the rubbers and makes em stick. That's all I can think of tbh. If the piston had stuck the caliper carrier should still retract a tiny amount once depressed. All be it one side at least .

It is odd why they both are binding, n/s more than o/s, but disturbingly hot after a short 11 mile crawl to work this morn. Guess another strip down and sneaky peak at the piston condition if possible....not even sure if the pistons are available separately if needed.

 

[onefortheroad]

It is odd why they both are binding, n/s more than o/s, but disturbingly hot after a short 11 mile crawl to work this morn. Guess another strip down and sneaky peak at the piston condition if possible....not even sure if the pistons are available separately if needed.

Brakes international sell all you need , even part ex old for new calipers .I'd suspect it's something you did ,if both sides are sticking .

 

[Srdl]

Used her as a van to transport plants for a charity garden project we are involved with

 

[Monkey Wrench]

Brakes international sell all you need , even part ex old for new calipers .I'd suspect it's something you did ,if both sides are sticking .

I am a common denominator

 

[Richard Moakes]

Brakes international sell all you need , even part ex old for new calipers .I'd suspect it's something you did ,if both sides are sticking .

I can also vouch for eurocarparts calipers, cheaper if you buy them via carparts4less as well.

Both of those I recently purchased were genuine ATE with a Mercedes star in the casting.

 

[Monkey Wrench]

Brakes international sell all you need , even part ex old for new calipers .I'd suspect it's something you did ,if both sides are sticking .

Thanks, plumped for a couple of rear discs from BI, for now, nice site.

 

[s5tuart]

Out for a nice roof down drive again. Filled up with V Power and pleasantly surprised with 24.94 MPG.

 

[Blobcat]

Out for a nice roof down drive again. Filled up with V Power and pleasantly surprised with 24.94 MPG.

Also been “taps arf” around West Yorkshire today, very nice indeed

 

[Richard Moakes]

[W164] - Oil & Filter change (229.5), replaced auxiliary battery and renormalised automatic tailgate (chance to play with Xentry/DAS)

 

[00slk]

Used her as a van to transport plants for a charity garden project we are involved with
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I had similar in one of my un-used vehicles for many years too......oops....closer look, no, yours have been placed there, mine where self seeded

 

[00slk]

Brimmed the tank in the Money Pit, hope I'm not tempting fate

 

[onefortheroad]

Brimmed the tank in the Money Pit, hope I'm not tempting fate

It'll burn for longer if all else fails

 

[Slartibardfast1]

Some routine maintenance.

I noticed the drain at the bottom of the windscreen was not draining (blockage somewhere). A "Drain Snake" sorted that problem.

Rubbers treated with "Gummi Pflege Stift"

Panoramic sunroof greased and lubed.

Time for coffee now.

 

[00slk]

Not me, but someone very close to me is in my bad books........look dear, this fell off when I squeezed pasted your car and the wheels bins, must has got caught up with my bag

It's going to be horrible driving Money Pit without my gun site Just when Money Pit has been so good to me as well

 

[Rotorhead500]

Not me, but someone very close to me is in my bad books........look dear, this fell off when I squeezed pasted your car and the wheels bins, must has got caught up with my bag
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It's going to be horrible driving Money Pit without my gun site Just when Money Pit has been so good to me as well

Ah, but that's the other money pit Peter...!

 

[JBell]

Booked it in for the Front Drivers and Passenger Airbag Replacement on 19th June @ 12.30 at Exeter MB.

They offered me the Diesel software update as well which I politely declined

 

[Martyn Cannon]

popping around in the Clk w208 for a week given it aclean up and charged the battery
Manged to bugger the boot lock by shutting my jumper in it had to have it taken apart
Now just works as a push button don't lock but at least it means I can Jump start up when I leave it so long and the batter goes dead I am then not locked out of the car
As i lost the key blade years ago

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[onefortheroad]

Bit the bullet and bought the update.