What Have You Done To Your Merc Today?

[Craiglxviii]

More likely air in the system. Don’t be too hard on yourself!

 

[th3h1ghlander]

More likely air in the system. Don’t be too hard on yourself!

Cheers mate, means a lot. Am getting a lift to Halfords in the morning to get the fluid and bleed kit. I am always a have-a-go kinda guy (that means having a go at things when they don’t work the way they should) and I can’t remember ever failing to complete something that should be as simple as brakes, simply because I prepare as much as possible. Just missed the mark this time.


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[LostKiwi]

Yes opening the caliper will have allowed air in the system.
No big deal and easy to sort out.

 

[s5tuart]

Nothing yet but going for a drive later.

It'll be a good day today.
F1 live at Slipperystone at 13:30, new guitar on its way, a nice drive this morning and curry tonight with friends.
A nice way to celebrate my birthday

 

[SmartAmg]

Nothing yet but going for a drive later.

It'll be a good day today.
F1 live at Slipperystone at 13:30, new guitar on its way, a nice drive this morning and curry tonight with friends.
A nice way to celebrate my birthday

Sounds like a great, day, Stuart, enjoy!
Oh, and Happy Birthday.

 

[Craiglxviii]

Nothing yet but going for a drive later.

It'll be a good day today.
F1 live at Slipperystone at 13:30, new guitar on its way, a nice drive this morning and curry tonight with friends.
A nice way to celebrate my birthday

Many happy returns of the day!

I get to enjoy the outlaws to lunch… :S

 

[Ron240]

A nice way to celebrate my birthday

Happy birthday Stuart.

 

[Blobcat]

I get to enjoy the outlaws to lunch… :S

Cook them long and slow and they’ll probably be quite nice…

 

[th3h1ghlander]

Nothing yet but going for a drive later.

It'll be a good day today.
F1 live at Slipperystone at 13:30, new guitar on its way, a nice drive this morning and curry tonight with friends.
A nice way to celebrate my birthday

Congrats on one year wiser! Sounds like a busy day, post the guitar in the new purchases thread


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[LostKiwi]

Nothing yet but going for a drive later.

It'll be a good day today.
F1 live at Slipperystone at 13:30, new guitar on its way, a nice drive this morning and curry tonight with friends.
A nice way to celebrate my birthday

Have a great birthday!

 

[s5tuart]

Congrats on one year wiser! Sounds like a busy day, post the guitar in the new purchases thread


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Not too sure about wiser! Dafter for sure!!
The guitars not here yet but I've got a few others to keep my fingers working

Here's a gratuitous pic of my No 1 that matches my car

 

[th3h1ghlander]

Not too sure about wiser! Dafter for sure!!
The guitars not here yet but I've got a few others to keep my fingers working

Here's a gratuitous pic of my No 1 that matches my car

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That looks fantastic!


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[th3h1ghlander]

So, today I set about trying to Un-screw the CLS brakes. Got fluid and bleed kits, went through the process, to no avail, brakes still slowly going to the floor despite actually seeing the air bleed out…
…then I detected a leak. May have been coming from between the pads or the bleed nipple however I tightened the two bolts on the back of the caliper about a 1/4 turn, as far as I dare force it. Bled the RHS 2 more times, both times seeing air and bubbles so it did make a difference, there was a little seepage from the bleed nipple so perhaps it is just coming from there…however the brakes still felt almost as spongy as before… then I remembered that there is some measure of active brake adjustment on this model where it sharpens or softens the brakes in certain situations. Buttoned everything back up and rolled it backward and forwards in the drive, and it stopped! (Now o can drive it to an indie Woop) I took it for a shot drive and the brakes worked fine but the travel was faaaaar more than before, so there is either still a leak or air in the system (I have not yet bled the rest of the corners as there’s not much point of the indie has to take it all apart) or the thinner DOT 5.1 brake fluid changes the braking character.
I think I remember [mention]Wighty [/mention] posted some time back about trying 5.1 and someone on the thread piped up saying they tried 5.1 but swapped back to 4 Plus Type 200 as they didn’t like the brake pedal travel. Perhaps it is just that, but it does feel different, important part is the car stops. Off to the indie in Colindale first thing in the morning (on the same road as Mercedes Edgware Road so I can get parts easily) , hopefully his bag of tricks can remove the stuck pin, may get him to swap to the official brake fluid type too.


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[s5tuart]

That looks fantastic!


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Thanks. It's a Gibson Custom Shop Peter Frampton signature. Serial number 004!!

Good luck with the brakes

 

[Blobcat]

Left early to avoid fuel protesters - not a bad run from 03:30…

 

[th3h1ghlander]

So, driving after bleeding the brakes and filling with DOT 5.1, glad it worked however I have to admit, I am not a fan of the different brake feel that the 5.1 gave the pedal. Indie this morning managed to release the pin (that I couldn’t remove after 2h of trying) in 3 mins. He took the same pin tap tool I had and ran it over the grinder/sander to hone the tip and took 1 tap at it with the hammer before it popped. I guess it is possible the WD40 I sprayed in there, with a couple of brake heat cycles, released it a little, but his technique was obviously superior. He bled the brakes after replacing with DOT 4, and the brake feel is more akin to what I am used to. I have to remind myself that the pads were so thin the braking I was used to would have been more ALL/Nothing, but they defo feel different and more familiar with DOT 4. Glad that saga is over, I just need to drive the next 400 miles or so with gentle braking… arguably the most difficult feat yet. So happy this is resolved!

In other news, I had to commiserate and congratulate a colleague today who traded in his failing Mercedes powered Jeep for a 2016 CLS 350 shooting brake, a pretty awesome example at that. Happy that he has stepped into the ring but given the recent strife he has been through to keep the Jeep alive, I can’t help but feel we have all been there trying to sustain the devil we know.


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[LostKiwi]

Left early to avoid fuel protesters - not a bad run from 03:30…

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This is better.
Not had for a 2.2 ton truck....


At one point it was 46.3mpg....
And from two cold starts too.

 

[Blobcat]

This is better.
Not had for a 2.2 ton truck....
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At one point it was 46.3mpg....
And from two cold starts too.

Almost acceptable…

Try 5th gear next time…

 

[LostKiwi]

Almost acceptable…

Try 5th gear next time…

What's wrong with 7th?

 

[Craiglxviii]

What's wrong with 7th?

He’s only jealous