The fluid is about 2 years old, needs to be flushed, but I don't think that's the cause. I ruled out the hoses since both rear calipers locked at the same time. It will get new hoses though, regardless. Thanks.
On Sun, May 31, 2009 at 3:20 AM, ned kleinhenz <ned.kleinh...@gmail.com>wrote: > OK Don: > Jim is probably correct about the master cylinder. > But I would check two other very likely culprits first. > 1. The brake fluid - is it fresh (<1 year old)? Moisture makes the fluid > boil at low temp and pressurize the system. > 2. Brake hoses - more than 10 years old? As the hoses deteriorate they can > act like check valves that lock the calipers. > I fried two sets of calipers on a 124 before I figured out it just needed > new hoses. > > Ned Kleinhenz > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20090531/cb4e25dc/attachment.html > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > -- OK Don Pair of W124 300D 2.5 Turbos -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20090531/777b8bc0/attachment.html> _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
