[s-cars] brake caliper tool

[Robert Myers]

Tell me, does anyone happen to know what is required for a brake job 
(rotors and pads) on a 2000 Mercedes SLK320?  It looks like I'll be doing a 
brake job on my son's car one of these days real soon now.

It would be helpful if the same tool kit would work on my urS6 as well.


At 06:03 PM 4/13/2005, Keith Maddock wrote:

>  Gabriel Caldwell <gabriel at ts.bc.ca> wrote:
> > I thought everyone used the $9 KD Tools cube.  Who would have known
> > there would be such a polychotomy among brake caliper enthusiasts?
>
>I own and have used  the $10 generic cube solution for various Hondas,
>Passats, and Audis- it works but is a real pain to press and ratchet
>at the same time.  The tool type as shown ($40 Harbor Freight) is a
>real treat in comparison - IMHO worth the extra money, I need to order
>one.
>
>FWIW - If anyone is considering the latest A6, or a new A8, you'll
>need a new tool .  The TRW Electric park brake thread pitch on those
>is different than the thread pitch of a normal TRW/VAG integrated rear
>park brake.
>
>As a result, using the normal tool will really screw things up.(pun 
>intended!)
>You shouldn't be able to use the normal too anyway, as the piston will
>either have NO slots (in this case only chance is to have it retracted
>by sending the EPB a command through the VAG tester) or three slots
>(to match the new tool, and prevent old tools from being used...).
>
>Cheers,
>Keith
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