Re: 'brake lining wear' warning

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.
> 

Thanks for correction and explanation - I was always confused where to 
put an apostrophe (I am not a native speaker). Now I just know that it 
replaces fist common digits. Follow-up question - is it correct to write 
'8 for 2008?


> 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.

The car got 90K miles on it, I will just open it up to see what the 
shape rotors are in?



> So in reality, this question cannot be answered with any true time or
> mileage figures. Get the brakes replaced as soon as you can.

I realize that. I hope I have a several weeks of driving though as I do 
not want to rush into replacing with things under pressure yet do some 
research on the topic.

Thx for all the advice - is it feasible to DIY (I change pads in my 
Subaru and Yamaha FZ-1 bike). Is there anything tricky in MB about 
changing rotors/pads or some caveat or things easy to mess up?


> As a MB dealer mechanic for 29 years, I can tell you NO pads stop as
good as
> factory MB pads.

I use OEM pads for my Subarus too however I found out that in turn 
factory rotors are just prone for warping. Once I switched to some plain 
Brembo rotors problems are gone (http://tinyurl.com/36nf5n)
- we drive 
with my wife about 40K miles a year together so certain stuff like pads, 
tires are used up quickly family wise. So if it comes to replacing 
rotors, would that work for MB?

Andy