CHANGING REAR BRAKE PAD OF W203 MERCEDES C180K

THIS IS STEP BY STEP HOW TO CHANGE THE REAR BRAKE PAD FOR MERCEDES-BENZ W203 C180 KOMPRESSOR FACELIFT MODEL. IT IS VERY EASY JOB. IT IS BASED ON MY EXPERIENCE.

FIRST YOU NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE ALL THE TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT REQUIRED.
1)flat screw driver (Fig 3)
2)hammer and nail (Fig 3)
3)new rear brake pad (fig 1).
4)brake cleaner
5)clamp
6)2 ton jack (Fig 2)
7)brush
8)anti-seize


THEN, PLEASE FOLLOW THESE STEPS;
1) remove/install wheel, rotate if necessary (Fig 3)
2) using nail and hammer, hammer out the retaining pin and remove retaining spring (Fig 4, Fig 5)
3)using flat screw driver, pull/push the brake pad outward to release the brake piston pressure (fig 6).
3) pull brake pads out of brake caliper.
4) check brake thickness and brake disk and inspect the condition, replace if necessary,
5) clean the contact surface of brake caliper using brush
6) and install new brake pad in reverse order.

Fig1: W203 C180K REAR BRAKE PAD

Fig 2: car jack

Fig 3: open nuts and remove wheel

Fig 4: w203 c180k retaining pin and retaining spring need to be remove from brake caliper

Fig 5: Retaining pin and retaining spring

Fig 6: W203, after retaining pin is removed, pull/push the old brake pad using flat screw driver to release the brake piston.

Fig 7: w203 rear, old and new brake pad

**This guide is based on my experience changing brake pad myself and will be improve from time to time. Any suggestion/comment to the procedure, please comment below.