Hella Pagid 355018751 Rear Brake Pads | Mercedes-Benz

Hella Pagid brake components have been fitted to European cars for decades, and the 355018751 is one of their bread-and-butter parts: the rear-axle pad set for a big slice of the non-AMG Mercedes-Benz lineup. We're talking E-Class, S-Class, CL, CLS, and SL models from roughly the mid-2000s through the early 2010s. If you're doing a rear brake job on one of these and you want a pad that matches what the car wore from the factory, this is a straightforward, honest choice.

So what does low-metallic actually mean? The friction compound blends organic material with a modest amount of steel. That gives you strong, consistent bite once the pads are warm, plus good heat handling on longer downhill stops and heavy braking. And these Mercedes sedans and coupes are heavy cars. The rear brakes do more work than most people expect, especially on the bigger S-Class and CL bodies. A low-metallic pad stands up to that heat far better than a soft all-organic pad would. The trade-off is a little more brake dust on your wheels, which is completely normal for this kind of compound. It's the price of the performance.

Fitment matters here, so take a minute before you order. Mercedes ran several rear caliper sizes across these years, and the pad has to match your exact car. The 355018751 crosses to Mercedes OE numbers including 0064200120, 0054207920, and 0074201020, and it carries the FMSI reference D986. That's the same rear footprint used on cars like the S550, E550, CLS550, CL550, and SL550, along with the smaller-engine versions in those same bodies. The safest move is to match this part to your VIN or to read the OE number stamped on your old pad. Do that and you'll know it fits.

Here's what's in the box, and what isn't. This is the full set of rear pads for a complete axle. It doesn't come with new abutment clips or brake grease, and it isn't packaged with a wear sensor. On these Mercedes the rear wear sensor is a separate part, so if yours is worn or you're due at a service interval, order one at the same time as the pads. We'd rather flag that now than have you stuck halfway through the job missing a small part. Grab a tube of high-temp caliper grease too if you don't have one.

As for the install, rear pads on these cars are a manageable afternoon job if you've got the right tools. On models with an electronic parking brake you'll need to put the actuator into service mode and wind the piston back, while the older cable setups retract the normal way. Once the new pads are seated, bed them in properly. That means a series of moderate stops from about 30 to 35 mph, easing off before you come to a full halt, so the friction material transfers evenly onto the rotor. Skip the bed-in and you're asking for squeal and glazing. Clean the caliper slides and hit the contact points with grease while you're in there.

Who's this pad for? If you own one of these Mercedes and you plan to keep it, the 355018751 keeps the car braking the way its engineers intended, without paying dealer counter prices. It's an OE-quality replacement, not a track compound and not a bargain-bin economy pad. For daily driving, highway miles, and the occasional spirited run down an on-ramp, it's the right pad for the rear axle. Every set comes with the full manufacturer warranty, and since we're an authorized reseller, any warranty question runs straight through us. Pagid's reputation is built on friction that behaves the same on the thousandth stop as it did on the first, and that fit-and-forget consistency is exactly what you want out of a brake pad. Confirm your fitment, add a wear sensor if you need one, and you're set.