My mechanical engineer brother swears by copper alloy brake lines. IDK if he buys pre formed or fabs them himself. If they can be self-fabbed then that could be a cheaper alternative. Corrosion would be a non-issue for the future.
Greg -----Original Message----- From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of clay via Mercedes Sent: Wednesday, October 19, 2016 4:52 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Cc: clay Subject: [MBZ] It's Braken Jim! I have no parking brake in Polei. Also have a fluid leak that has been getting topped up with big jugs of FLAPS DOT 3. Sent the car to local wrench twister down the block. He came back with an estimate of $2k to make whole. What is not good. Hard line is rusted out near the rear axle. That is where the leak be. Pads back and forward are sort of ok, but want fresh. Rear rotor wants fresh, Rear calipers want fresh, park shoes want fresh. Front tie rod ends are perished. Wanted to charge to do alignment. Park cable may be perished. I can do tie rod ends myself. I am pretty comfortable installing rotor and pads. Getting the parking shoes seated is a HUGE pain in the patoot. I am not at all interested in paying retail for calipers or the hard line. I am assuming the Benz engineers did not get all crazy and put different calipers on the diesel v. petrol cars (unless it be SEC). So, were I to get a set of calipers from PnP gen II W126, I would be in the clear to install? Is there a change from early to late calipers? Like I could use them from a SD? The hard line is a question. There must be the same line that is used in the petrol editions that is used in SDL as well. It is only the one line I think. If I pull PnP 560SEL line that would be same? OR, should I remove the hard line, take it to a brake shop and have them fab me a line? I will be doing all this on a creeper in the rain with car on jack stands. I will also need to install the park brake cable that came in a box with the car. Maybe Kaleb has spare w126 brake line, caliper set that he will ship me for cheap dollars. clay 2002 s430 - Victor, a Stately & well tailored chap 1974 450sl - Frosch - Two tone green 1986 SDL - Polei retired models- 1976 300D - Blei Vanst - it looks silvery 1972 220D - Gump - She was green, simple and ran 1995 E300D - Gave her life to save me against a Dame in a SUV POS 1987 SDL - Beware Nigerian Scammers _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
