It was a sunny day so what better than to save myself a few pounds and change the rear pads on my w210 e240 estate (yr 2000). The first problem I encountered was that I could not get an 18mm socket on the caliper bolts so had to disconnect the anti rollbar. Then found that the caliper bolts were so tight that I had to ask the Mrs to help which was to say the least a serious loss of ego but it worked. When I got the caliper off I started to regret starting the job in the driveway rather than the garage as it then started to rain and hale stone. I got completly fed up by this stage and just put everything back together.
My question is how do I release the brake pads from the caliper do I bash the pins out (they didn't want to come out) or do I some how get rid of the spring clip first and if so how.
My question is how do I release the brake pads from the caliper do I bash the pins out (they didn't want to come out) or do I some how get rid of the spring clip first and if so how.
