Mbenz W169 rear brake pads never active

[Xhemal]

Yeah written somewhere on the bill he usually gives me, I’ll dig through the paperwork in a bit

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Found them and actually much lower than I thought, afraid I haven’t a clue which way around they are but this is front then rear then handbrake,
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you still have the W169 ?

 

[V6Matty]

you still have the W169 ?

Yes

 

[mioba]

did the OP scrap the car yet.
a car with non working rear brakes will go through the fronts in no time at all. Death trap.
A MB problem. Horse poo.

 

[Xhemal]

OP did you get this fixed or still driving around without brakes.

500N....you must have a very heavy left foot

Yes i got it fixed, it passed the MOT, I had to travel to another city to fix it, and mechanic dont tell you how he did it , cost me some money .
Not happy overall with this type of Mercedes !

 

[joderest]

it must say on the invoice what parts were used ?
Its not only Mercedes this happens to, most cars have this issue, Mini's are renowned for rear callipers sticking and is one of their MOT failures.

 

[Xhemal]

it must say on the invoice what parts were used ?
Its not only Mercedes this happens to, most cars have this issue, Mini's are renowned for rear callipers sticking and is one of their MOT failures.

Well , other than brakes i have to clean this mess too, and for cleaning this it needs the engine to be removed, which means more money !!!

 

[V6Matty]

Been there and done that, Don’t have to be an engine out job but it does make it a heck of a lot easier if you do.

 

[Xhemal]

Been there and done that, Don’t have to be an engine out job but it does make it a heck of a lot easier if you do.

During the thermostat replacement we found this, he refused to clean this part without taking off engine , but he cleaned the other parts of EGR, but i see no improvements on the car ! yours was so clogged like mine ?!

 

[Xhemal]

Xhemal, Yes car rear brakes work every time you press the pedal.

You don’t appear to be very mechanically minded, and so you are best to take the car to your nearest independent mercedes specialist, who can properly diagnose and fix your problem, the “mechanic” who said it is a Mercedes problem, sounds foolish, and I wouldn’t trust him to deal with it.

Post up the general area you live and you may get a recommendation of a good local independent.

Well yes , that's the logic behind the brake system , my title was probably wrong , my rear brakes work fine too , but they start to work very late ( which is worthless) , at MOT test they got actived at 890 N

 

[V6Matty]

During the thermostat replacement we found this, he refused to clean this part without taking off engine , but he cleaned the other parts of EGR, but i see no improvements on the car ! yours was so clogged like mine ?!

Yep similar to that, however I did have the engine out when I did mine as I was having the gearbox reconditioned due to a failed input bearing

 

[Xhemal]

Yeah written somewhere on the bill he usually gives me, I’ll dig through the paperwork in a bit

edit,
Found them and actually much lower than I thought, afraid I haven’t a clue which way around they are but this is front then rear then handbrake,
330
320
150
130
150

If you can , can you send to me in PM this document that describes the brake stop, as you mentioned above !