I have a 2004 T1N. I imagined that in the past 17 years there would have been dozens of great videos made on every possible repair. No such luck. The best one I found on brakes was this one, made a couple of weeks ago. Nice Job! Thank you very much!
It seems to me that videos on older vehicles are being replaced by "new models"..... I too struggle to find info on my 2004 Sprinter camper van. Which....if I am correct, is all a bit crazy: People with new Sprinter Vans are unlikely to DIY 'ers....they have the means to use top end garages or even Main Dealers. Someone needs to address this anomaly. Is that not the whole point of UA-cam?
Sprinter work vans are used by many tradesmen and techicians like myself. By the time the sprinters gained popularity in North America, mercedes changed the design in 2007. Most of the old models are off the road now. And most tradesmen like myself, we do the brakes ourselves. First to save time, second to save money. Its a hassle to make an appointment to get the van serviced with any repair shops. I had 3 sprinters prior to my current ones. I have a 2017 3500 HR 144 chassis, a 2012 3500 HR 170. Sold the other ones, 02 freightliner sprinter 2500, 05 and 06 dodge sprinter 3500s. Those 5 cyl Engines were troublesome with turbo resinators and such.
I have the 06 T1N in the 3 meter wheel base model and it is different. I do put a length of welding wire up high in the inside fender to hold those brake calipers. Good video Tom
Overall it looks straight forward. However i have to say a big no no to wedging a rebar on the studs like that. I would Loosen those hub bolts before jacking up the van folks. You may damage the threads on the studs even break them coz sometime those bolts take alot of tork to loosen . Then again they are also replaceable. But they must be heated with an acetylene torch and a trip to the dealership to get new ones. The other observation i had, there is supposed to be a couple of funny looking metal clips that are inserted on the bracket before placing the pads on the rotor of this type of brakes. They weren't there.
Does the flange convert 5 bolt wheel to 6 bolt for a different wheel for 3500 model? I have a 2500 that doesn’t have the extra wheel flange and has 5 bolt wheels.
A few questions. I noticed you did not use any lubricant on the brake tabs. Is there a reason behind that. Also why did you not reconnect the brake sensor to the breaks? Just curious if there is a underlying reason for that?
On the back of the brake pads? It depends on the pads themselves. Some pads have separate thin metal plates that acts as "lube". Other pads have a manufactured coating on the back of the pads for the same purpose. Otherwise, the new pads come with a small tube of special lube that can go on the back. Regular grease doesn't mix well with brakes, and it'll boil off pretty quickly anyway. I did not reconnect the pad sensors as I didn't want to reuse the old ones. The news ones came in a few days after I shot the video. I think I mentioned that in the subtitles.
Nice shirt! Love it. Thanks for posting. Just a word of warning… MB approved jack points might be a safer choice. I’m not saying the jack points used here won’t work, but I’m pretty sure MB says NOT to jack here.
I believe so. They were grabby at first at very low speed. Now, 10k miles later, they work as expected. We just drove across the Rockies towing 1000+ lb trailer, and no issues with fade, vibration, or noise.
I've never seen anyone use 2 Jack's like that. Hang your caliper by a strap so you don't rip the lines Use an old pad to push both the pistons with one c clamp. You also don't lube the slides?
I have 2 sprinter 3500 s like that. Yes they do. It looks like whoever did the perevious break job could not figure it out how to insert them and said screw it. Coz the new pads did not have them. I now wonder. are they really needed.?
I have a 2004 T1N. I imagined that in the past 17 years there would have been dozens of great videos made on every possible repair. No such luck. The best one I found on brakes was this one, made a couple of weeks ago. Nice Job! Thank you very much!
It seems to me that videos on older vehicles are being replaced by "new models"..... I too struggle to find info on my 2004 Sprinter camper van.
Which....if I am correct, is all a bit crazy: People with new Sprinter Vans are unlikely to DIY 'ers....they have the means to use top end garages or even Main Dealers.
Someone needs to address this anomaly. Is that not the whole point of UA-cam?
Sprinter work vans are used by many tradesmen and techicians like myself. By the time the sprinters gained popularity in North America, mercedes changed the design in 2007. Most of the old models are off the road now. And most tradesmen like myself, we do the brakes ourselves. First to save time, second to save money. Its a hassle to make an appointment to get the van serviced with any repair shops. I had 3 sprinters prior to my current ones. I have a 2017 3500 HR 144 chassis, a 2012 3500 HR 170. Sold the other ones, 02 freightliner sprinter 2500, 05 and 06 dodge sprinter 3500s. Those 5 cyl Engines were troublesome with turbo resinators and such.
I have the 06 T1N in the 3 meter wheel base model and it is different. I do put a length of welding wire up high in the inside fender to hold those brake calipers. Good video Tom
Best video on the subject. Keep up the good work!
Wow nice video. The best video on brakes.
Thank you so much, now I know how to change the brakes on the T1N
Which sprinter model is this one? Thanks
3500
Overall it looks straight forward. However i have to say a big no no to wedging a rebar on the studs like that. I would Loosen those hub bolts before jacking up the van folks. You may damage the threads on the studs even break them coz sometime those bolts take alot of tork to loosen . Then again they are also replaceable. But they must be heated with an acetylene torch and a trip to the dealership to get new ones. The other observation i had, there is supposed to be a couple of funny looking metal clips that are inserted on the bracket before placing the pads on the rotor of this type of brakes. They weren't there.
Well made video thankyou
Does the flange convert 5 bolt wheel to 6 bolt for a different wheel for 3500 model?
I have a 2500 that doesn’t have the extra wheel flange and has 5 bolt wheels.
Well done.👍
A few questions. I noticed you did not use any lubricant on the brake tabs. Is there a reason behind that. Also why did you not reconnect the brake sensor to the breaks? Just curious if there is a underlying reason for that?
On the back of the brake pads? It depends on the pads themselves. Some pads have separate thin metal plates that acts as "lube". Other pads have a manufactured coating on the back of the pads for the same purpose. Otherwise, the new pads come with a small tube of special lube that can go on the back. Regular grease doesn't mix well with brakes, and it'll boil off pretty quickly anyway. I did not reconnect the pad sensors as I didn't want to reuse the old ones. The news ones came in a few days after I shot the video. I think I mentioned that in the subtitles.
Nice shirt! Love it. Thanks for posting.
Just a word of warning… MB approved jack points might be a safer choice. I’m not saying the jack points used here won’t work, but I’m pretty sure MB says NOT to jack here.
Ok after watching more, I just wanted to say ***excellent*** attention to detail and thanks for taking the time to add notes.
yeah i saw that and was like....what are you doing
Great video thanks
Awesome video! How do you like the Brembo pads? These are ceramic correct?
I believe so. They were grabby at first at very low speed. Now, 10k miles later, they work as expected. We just drove across the Rockies towing 1000+ lb trailer, and no issues with fade, vibration, or noise.
@@tombullinger1683 woah that’s awesome to hear, thanks for the reply!
Hi handsome more videos.
I've never seen anyone use 2 Jack's like that.
Hang your caliper by a strap so you don't rip the lines
Use an old pad to push both the pistons with one c clamp.
You also don't lube the slides?
Yeah, i was shaking my head on the caliper retraction. I use the old brake pads too.
13:00 No brake pad clips were installed for this job?
Brake pads are like women. Some do. Some don't.
I have 2 sprinter 3500 s like that. Yes they do. It looks like whoever did the perevious break job could not figure it out how to insert them and said screw it. Coz the new pads did not have them. I now wonder. are they really needed.?