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    4. : Replacement discs and front pads

Mercedes Sl - Video tutorial

Model: Mercedes Sl MK 5, R129 - Years 1989-2001
Part: Brake pads
Operation: Replacement discs and front pads

Raise the car on suitable car stands and remove the front wheels; then disconnect the contacts of the wear sensors of the pads, disassemble the support of the sensor itself both from the caliper and from the hub; unscrew the pin fixing the disc to the hub, extract the pins securing the pads to the caliper and remove the central support spring and the wear sensors; then remove the old pads by first levering between the disc and the pads to allow the caliper piston to retract; then disassemble the caliper fixing pins to be able to remove it and complete disassembly of the disc. Clean the disc seat on the hub with an iron brush, apply grease and install the new disc after cleaning it from the protective oil. Then reassemble the caliper, insert the new pads, the wear sensors, the central spring and the fixing pins; finally reconnect the sensor wiring.


Posted on 12 August 2023 by ScegliAuto



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