Karl wrote:
> You do not have a 00' year model. When you use the Prime Symbol ' after
a
> number, it denotes FEET. When you use ' as an apostrophe, you are using
it
> to replace what you are removing. Do not becomes don't. 2000 becomes
'00.
>
> The pad life warning light comes on when the edge of the rotor cuts into
the
> sensor and grounds the circuit. If the rotor is worn to the minimum
> thickness, the light comes on sooner and the pads are thicker. If the
rotors
> were replaced on your last pad change, the light comes on with very
little
> pad life left.
> As a MB dealer mechanic for 29 years, I can tell you NO pads stop as
good as
> factory MB pads. There are pads out there that promise no brake dust,
but
> they fade when hot, do not stop when cold, squeak like a son of a *****,
or
> just plain suck all around.
>
>
Along the same lines- my '81 (did I do that right?) 380 SL rear brake
pads have a high pitch squeal, but only when backing slowly. It stops
on a dime with no squeal. Also it has a LOT of brake dust, fore and
aft. Should I get them checked and do factory pads have a lot of
inherent dust?
Chip
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