1995 Mercedes Benz W202 C220 Elegance.

[STRUAN]

Hi, trust everyone is well.
I need assistance with above vehicle braking system as I do not have brakes on both front wheels.
I replaced booster, bled master cylinder, good flow into the abs pump, from abs pump fluid exits pipes for rear wheels but not front wheels. I used a vaccum bleeder, tried gravity bleeding with no success.
Your help in this regard will be highly appreciated.

 

[bigasotonuk]

Hi
Sounds like the ABS Unit is U/S.
Why did you replace the booster? Has the car got any form of traction control?

 

[STRUAN]

Hello, no it does not have traction control, according to mechanic it was booster, replaced it and same issue. I took car home and did my own investigation and found above fault.

 

[mattkh]

Has the car got any form of traction control?

Excuse my ignorance. How does one know if it has traction control, because I thought ABS pump is traction control.

 

[bigasotonuk]

Hello, no it does not have traction control, according to mechanic it was booster, replaced it and same issue. I took car home and did my own investigation and found above fault.

Cars with traction control usually have additional electrical components which might of been at fault.
If you still have the same issue it sounds like the original fault was the ABS Pump as opposed to the booster.

 

[bigasotonuk]

Excuse my ignorance. How does one know if it has traction control, because I thought ABS pump is traction control.

The car will have a warning light and a switch on the dash to turn it on/off, possibly labelled ESP, ASR dependant on age model (possibly other acronyms as well).

 

[bigasotonuk]

Just found a utube video that shows the functionality of the ESP system which is most commonly found on MBs from about 98-99, which might be of some interest to you.

 

[STRUAN]

Guys, I must say I really appreciate the feedback