Check your trans cooler lines too, I had one of those rust/rub through at a mounting bracket and it blew out all the tranny fluid.
--FT Sent from iPhone > On Jun 24, 2021, at 6:26 PM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Also, in a panic stop with high enough brake pressure, the rusted lines > probably would have burst, and that may not have ended very well, so I > wouldn't be too sore at him. > ------------- > Max > Charleston SC > > >> On Thu, Jun 24, 2021 at 8:57 AM Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >> So I took the 300D to a mechanic the other day to get the AC working and >> he decides to do a check over of the entire car. He tells me that the rear >> brake lines are badly rusted which I knew and was planning to replace >> myself once I get my 2 post lift in September. He tells me that they >> started leaking badly after he probed them to determine the extent of the >> rust and that now the car is not driveable and that the rear subframe would >> have to be dropped in order to do properly and will cost thousands in labor! >> >> I just wanted my damn AC fixed! I didn’t ask for any other stuff! So now >> what? Is it true that subframe needs to be dropped? I may just tell him to >> finish the AC and I will drive the car home adding brake fluid as needed >> and deal with the brake line repairs myself! >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> _______________________________________ >> 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 > _______________________________________ 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
