I took the day off - to get ready for the holiday weekend ;-) and decided it was time to install the new parking brake shoes on the '92 300D 2.5T. One shot of PB Blaster was required on each side to get the disk off of the hub, then it was the usual "fun with brake springs" time. Being behind the hub, and small than the usual brake spring tool can handle made it a bit more interesting, though once I got one side done, the other side was much easier. I was pleasantly surprised to find out that the kit from Rusty included new bolts for mounting the calipers!
I also discovered while under the car that the front flex disk has a 1/4" of play, with the steel inserts moving laterally as I turned the drive shaft, and the center bearing support rubber is torn in several places. I'm guessing that one or both of these conditions are causing the occasional rapid hammering noise that I hear/feel sometimes during acceleration or cornering. The order placed with Rusty shouild result in another weekend of dirt in my eyes (need to remember to wear goggles BEFORE I slide under the car). -- 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/20090904/f52e8a08/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
