Thx Dan,
Yep, way ahead of you. Actually, I was going to replace all the rubber
lines and flush the brake fluid when I discovered a chimpanze had worked on
the calipers at some point in the past. All 4 bleeders ere rounded off like
they'd been tightened with a pair of pliers. Rather than risk taking the
car off the road for several days as I attempted to repair the bleed valves,
I bought a set (4) of '95 E300D calipers from a fellow lister who upgraded
his brakes. I cleaned them up and painted the making them a direct
replacement along with the almost new Padgid pads and excellent rotors.
Then my nightmare took a turn for the worse when I found the rear metal
brake lines had been tweaked by the same monkey. All the flare nuts were
rounded off. Great, just great. So, Rusty ordered one from Germany and had
the other on the shelf. Now, I have 2 straight metal brake lines which I
will need to fit into place by bending them properly. More fun. Can't
wait.
Anyway, I finished the fronts because they were the less damaged of the
4. Next, I'll tackle the rears when my wife can be without her car for a
little while. Not looking forward to removing the brake lines from the
splitter next to the diff. - and like the idea of bending & fitting the
metal lines it promises to be filled with agony. I'll probably need to cut
them off somehow.
That's the whole sordid story up to now. When I replace all the rear
stuff I'll probably have some more problems to report.
;-)
Have a nice week -
Larry T (67 MGB, 74 911, 78 240D, 91 300D)
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From: "LWB250" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Monday, July 23, 2007 2:46 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] ABS Flush
>I would seriously consider replacing all the brake
> lines at this time as well. As they age they swell
> internally, cutting down on the amount of fluid and
> pressure that can reach the calipers.
>
> It's a cheap part and the difference is noticeable.
>
> Worst case scenario, you get a line that has swollen
> badly enough inside and it acts like a one way check
> vale and your caliper on that wheel locks up.
>
> It happens.
>
> Dan
>
>
> --- Robert & Tara Ludwick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
>
>> The inside diameter of the brake lines isn't very
>> big , they don't hold
>> all that much fluid. The new stuff generally appears
>> at the bleeders
>> pretty quick, especially if using a pressure bleeder
>> and you've removed
>> all the old fluid from the reservoir before
>> starting.
>>
>> ------Robert
>>
>> LarryT wrote:
>> > Howdy -
>> > I am replacing my rotors & calipers on the - 91
>> 300D 2.5t W124 - and
>> > flushing the brake fluid as I bleed the system.
>> I am using a Pressure
>> > Bleeder and maintaining 20 + #'s on the bleeder.
>> I am using Ate "Blue"
>> > brake fluid so I can tell when fresh fluid has
>> filled the part of the system
>> > I am working on - I'll use the Gold Ate next time.
>> . However, the blue
>> > seems to appear pretty quickly and I am worried
>> the ABS unit may not be
>> > being flushed. Didn;t see anything in the WSM
>> about it - should I proceed
>> > as I am or is there something else I should do
>> when bleeding? BTW, I have
>> > rebuilt the calipers and cleaned any sludge out so
>> they're in good shape.
>> >
>> > Am I doing all that is needed or is there more I
>> need to do?
>> >
>> > Larry T (67 MGB, 74 911, 78 240D, 91 300D)
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