Here's the rest of the story. All 4 calipers were just rebuilt and 4 new hoses were installed. My indy thought the MC was suspect immediatly out of the box (it's a rebuild from Autozone). He bled nearly 1 whole qt of Valvoline Syn+ through the system. The brakes all work perfectly evenly, though weak. I just need to verify that my vacuum system was ok before I order a new MC. Thanks all. Luther
-----Original Message----- From: Jim Cathey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Nov 21, 2005 9:01 AM To: Luther Gulseth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Mercedes mailing list <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [MBZ] brake problem > My '82 300CD's brakes are funky. They are very spongy and you have to > push > them harder to get the same break action. They need bleeding. > [vacuum] dropped to almost zero after about 15min. Is this normal? Yes, I think so, depending on where you measured it. At the tap for vacuum accessories I think it does leak down to zip normally. -- Jim Luther KB5QHU Alma, Ark '83 300SD (happily running diesel/WVO mix) '82 300CD slate grey, black interior, 152,xxx mi
