That does sound better than dropping a few K for some busted knuckle dragger to so much what I could.
I have tried to install parking shoes on the 300SE. It was a mess. No instructions, but it looked simple. The springs were a PITA clay > On Oct 19, 2016, at 5:37 PM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > Brake lines are no big deal if you have a tube bender and the old one to > copy, and a flare tool that will work with whatever flare the tube has on it. > Don't forget to put your fittings on before flaring! (I know this!) You > can get the tube at the FLAPS, probably borrow the tools from them. Rebuilt > calipers aren't that much, or a knacker set if they are not too buggered up. > I don't know about the parking brake, I don't think I have dealt with that. > Rotors are rather cheap too. > > Remember, these cars were designed for field repairs in some fairly > godforsaken places. > > --R > > > On 10/19/16 8:13 PM, Greg Fiorentino via Mercedes wrote: >> 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 >> > > -- > --FT > > > _______________________________________ > 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
