Ran out for errands at lunch time to pick up some stuff from FLAPS. Got back, got the car in the air and started the differential draining. Went out after work was over, filled it with fresh Mobil1 75/90W gear oil.
Noticed wetness around the inside of the left rear wheel/axle, so I started looking around. PO had complained about soft brake pedal and that he thought one or both of the front calipers were sticking, which I haven’t checked out closely yet. Brake hose is wet and there’s evidence of brake fluid being flung around by the axle. PO had a full set of ATE brake hoses ready to go on the car, so I took off the wheel, got some wrenches, my MItyVac and siphon cup out and went to it. Took all of maybe five minutes and I had the hose swapped with a new one. A couple more minutes to vacuum fresh fluid into the line and caliper, and now the brake pedal is nice and hard. I moved to the other side and it looked OK, but I shot it with some Kroil and I’ll go back out in about 30 minutes and replace the right rear brake hose as well. Painters are coming tomorrow so I might have some difficulty working in the garage depending on how they’re going to paint the door. Once I get that sorted out I’ll start in with more fun. I was hoping to get my stock order in at the dealer today, but no luck with that. I’ll probably clean the interior and do some other clean up. Sunday I’ll strip the exterior of trim, door handles and badges and get the paint sorted out. Dan _______________________________________ 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
