New Discs

[Vangogh]

Hi
I am thinking about changing my front discs, they look fairly worn,on my 1998 SLK230. I am going to use grooved and cross drilled for better braking.
Is this job fairly straight forward, and is there anything I should be aware of?
Vangogh
1998 SLK230
2001 C180

 

[peterchurch]

Hi
I am thinking about changing my front discs, they look fairly worn,on my 1998 SLK230. I am going to use grooved and cross drilled for better braking.
Is this job fairly straight forward, and is there anything I should be aware of?
Vangogh
1998 SLK230
2001 C180

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[paulcallender]

If its constructed the same way as my Merc, then its not too difficult a job. You'll need some copper grease (for the back of the pads, etc), some thread locking compound (for the caliper bolts and the hub-disc bolts) and loads of grease for the wheel bearings.

Oh, you'll need a hefty vice to hold the hub while separating it from the disc. And a 10mm male hex drive (by chance, I had one in my toolkit because its an oil sump drain plug size for Fiats).

 

[Vangogh]

Hi
I've got another question regarding my discs. I am assuming that the calipers are attached using Allen Screws. What size are these and what is the torque wrench setting for them?
Best Regards
Vangogh

 

[nicky]

Remove the full calipar,I think it is a 15mm bolts that hold them on......

 

[Vangogh]

Hi
Thanks for all of the replies. Bought the discs, Black Diamond Grooved and Cross Drilled £151.00 and Green Stuff Pads (Suppossed to be dust free!!) £66.00 from CC Motorsport of Oldbury. Also new caliper bolts (18mm) from the stealership as they are already dipped with locking compound £7.50. Doing the job this Sunday let you know what happens.
Vangogh
1998 SLK230K
2001 C180