help its getting me down!

[stev68]

hi folks my wifes a 140 avantgarde has develpoed a really annoying sqealing sound when driven for about 2 miles,its coming from the front end,and sounds like brakes.it comes and goes one minute you can drive for 25 miles then get a mile from home then it starts! grr.what size sockets allen keys do i need to remove the pads so i can reface them and copper grease them up this should nail it i hope .cheers

 

[SQ_W211]

It could be due to uneven wear on your break pads, just open your front wheel on one side and check for any uneven wear on pads of discs. I wouldnt worry about it too much unless the pads or discs are cooked.

Also this kind of noises come when you use after market disc or pads instead of Mercedes parts.

hope this helps

 

[stev68]

thanx amo i tell you what else it does,when its sqealing its intermitent but if you turn the steering wheel to the left when its doing it,it stops wouldnt be a wheel bearing would it? dont get that bearing humming noise though, ty

 

[SQ_W211]

Wheel bearing is not a squeak though, that would be very hard grinding noise. Also if it stops when you turn then it could the CV joint. do you ever get any clicking noise when you turning at all? i think you thinking too much into it, get the wheel off to make sure about breaks, other than that dont worry too much.

P.S when you have the wheel off, check for any oil leaks etc.

 

[stev68]

tools are coming home from work 2 moz! gonna rip it two bits! lol start with the copper grease 1st.

 

[SQ_W211]

Breaks on mercedes can be slightly tricky so make sure you dont mess around too much with the break hoses. also dont go over excited with copper grease

good luck and let me know if you need any further help

 

[jibcl500]

Front brakes are easy enough on the A class, just make sure the pads mve freely in the caliper, before reassembly scrape all the crud off the caliper check the piston action on the caliper and use very litttle grease.

jib