Jeff wrote:<<I have them on my 83 300D and have not had any problems>>
I'm with Jeff on this - even if MB has issued a warning. The steel wheels
some of our cars came with restrict airflow even more than Kleenwheels do -
the steel wheels have 3 very thin slots maybe 1/8"x4" around the outside of
the wheels - not very conducive to airflow..
As far as the brake dust - it's more than a layer of dust - it's corrosive
and eats *into* the alloy wheel. Frequent cleaning or Kleenwheels is called
for. Very little will "clean" them - the suggestion of bead blasting would
probably do the most to restore the wheels. The various cleaning products
will clean the dust that hasn;t eaten into the surface of the alloys yet.
The rest will require more dramatic means - like the bead blasting.
Back to the MB warning - MB as a manufacturer must warrant their cars for
any possible situation. So if a MB might find itself pulling a trailer
while trying to descend a steep mountain grade and the brakes are being used
constantly, the brakes might overheat. IMO, they'd overheat with or without
the Kleenwheels.
Someone mentioned "riding the brakes" - everyone should know that's a bad
idea - not only does it wear the pads prematurely, it;s dangerous as people
behind you don;t know if you;re *really* braking, or just riding the brakes,
BTW, I put a pair of Kleenwheels on my 91 300D yesterday -- But I'll to go
back and re-read the TSB to see what damage MB suggests will occur if KW's
are used.
Sincerely,
Larry T ('74 911, '67 MGB, 91 300D Turbo)
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeff Zedic" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, April 05, 2006 12:42 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] 300D Bundtcake Rims
I have them on my 83 300D and have not had any problems. They keep my
nice new-looking wheels super clean. I know they are there and if there
was any sort of downside I'd noticed, I'd remove them.
So far so good. (except for the hole in the block)
Jeff Zedic
Toronto
87 300TD
83 300D
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