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Interesting thread - people here do seem to be generally respectful in knowing that actually these spaces are aimed at parents and disabled, and i will myself observe this. Unless of course I am rushed and a few P & C are free - I will use one and nip in - or maybe send the eldest nipper in...

Hi all again Right have bled the brakes at all 4 corners, did not seem to get much air out at all, so this is a slight concern. I bled them by the mrs being on the brake pedal, and applying pressure whilst I undid and closed the nipple. She was applying pressure all the time the nipple was...

Ah an update! Almost a successful morning - pads replaced at the shop, and fitted with no problems. Cleaned and greased as per the how to. Pressed the pedal a few times before I drove it. The brake pedal had a long and soft feel, though they seem effective albeit further down the pedal...

Hi All Right then - picked up some discs and pads today - and set about the change tonight. All went well - I used the HowTo mentioned earlier and all went well - the caliper was difficult to retract so had to refit to get leverage to push it right back in. Now - when i went to fit the...

Thamks Ian Could you please point me in the right direction of a How To for freeing the caliper? I have found this thread which seems awesome. http://www.mbclub.co.uk/forums/wheels-tyres/55200-howto-front-disks-w208-poss-others.html Mrs M gave me a tool kit at the weekend for an early...

Hi All Mrs M came home from work today and as we were chatting over tea, she mentioned that her brakes were making a grinding noise. Now I immediately thought worn pads, as you do but was bothered why the wear sensor did not indicate anything. So took it to the end of the road - really loud...

Looks good progress - can I be cheeky and ask ballpark how much this is costing you? Matt

Hi All Well after a couple of visits to local garages at the weekend, and a lot of inhaling shaprly through teeth, shaking of heads etc, one not wanting the work, another in all fairness giving a lot of worst case scenarios, we took it back to ATS on Monday, who have changed the studed on the...

It was my Mrs that took the car in, though i did phone them later last night - there was no mention of changing manifolds, just the bolts, or studs as he called them. Time for a second opinion I think - might try the Mercedes Specialist in Truro. The quote comes from a national exhaust...

Hi All Well - Had it looked at - and apparently the studs that hold the sections of exhaust together are rusting and separating - hence the blowing sound! Downpipe to cat section is apparently the worst. Does this make sense - been quoted £120 + vat to repair. Seems better than the...

So it might not be as expensive as I first feared? Cheers

Hi All The rattle has now transformed to more of an exhaust blowing sound!! It really does seem to come from the down pipe/exhaust manifold area. If it is so, can anyone recommend sellers of either/both, or ones to avoid... i am talking the ones from ebay. I will be getting it on the...

Thank you both - I will look into that next week after I have moved house today and tomorrow. Is plugging it in to the STAR expensive generally? I mean actually doing it not the fall out from it! Cheers

Hi All If I were to say that on my 1999 CLK 230, when outside the car, I can hear a rattle from the mid point, almost underneath the front seats, but only when the car is in park, that sounds like a loose or broken exhaust mounting, would I be correct? The sound goes completely when placed...

Evening All Have done some investigations into my Parking Sensors issue, and it appears that they all work and I get the necessary indications on the forward and aft eyebrows from all sensor positions. I do only get however get an audible warning sporadically, but more often than not only...

Hi Juls Did you manage to work out how to add pics? Matt

There is a little rust coming through the from arches..... And a bit on the pillars port and starboard!! The Mrs loves it.... I want to get the rust done as much as possible this summer... might have to investigate the extent of the rust underneath, and if bad replace the wings, or...

Glad the pics are ok though I think they might be in the wrong forum! The rust is going to be my first issue to tackle, along with a dodgy intermittant drivers window motor. Also have an issue with the parking sensors, so need to get into that too!!!

And a couple of the rust evident.......

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