I’ve always done my own brake work. With all due confidence I ordered new disks and pads for all four corners. However, when I started to look at what was involved I thought I would have it done.

With all my other cars, getting the brake disks off is a one screw deal. Not on this ‘ol girl. In true German form the disks are quite attached.

To remove the disks one ends up having to repack the bearing and the disk is attached to the flange that the wheels mount to from the inner edge by half a dozen bolts. Not know how well seized they would be clenched the deal so the wheels went back on and I headed over to Z Benz in San Pedro.

This turned out to be an even better idea than it at first appeared as the left rear caliper was well seized. Luckily they were able to rebuild the caliper and have the car ready to pick up the next day. While it was there I also had them change the fuel filter and do a quick oil change.

The brakes now feel terrific. Z Benz did a really nice job and were more than reasonable on cost.

The repaired left rear brake - shot taken at the tire shop