Re: [MBZ] 190D brakes ARRGH!

2013-06-16 Thread Brian Toscano
...@gmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] 190D brakes ARRGH! Message-ID: cantulyjj7ac+wrkn2vv2nvsk2bkis-e3f7qxpv9ggda0j5y...@mail.gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Curt, I'll bet that you still have air in the line

Re: [MBZ] 190D brakes ARRGH!

2013-06-16 Thread Curt Raymond
: [MBZ] 190D brakes ARRGH! Message-ID: CACnCPhkWFs0jjxBk0rpLJC=39leggxele+_o71rrru5kssm...@mail.gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 If you don't want to bother with pressure bleeding, drip bleeding will probably be fine. On Wed, Jun 12, 2013 at 9:32 PM, G Mann g2ma

Re: [MBZ] 190D brakes ARRGH!

2013-06-16 Thread Mitch Haley
Curt Raymond wrote: Having used one, the next time I need to do brakes I'll either borrow Fred's again or buy my own bleeder, its not worth mucking about with any other method, you open the bleed line, the air comes out followed by fluid, you let as much fluid as you want to purge come out

Re: [MBZ] 190D brakes ARRGH!

2013-06-16 Thread Alex Chamberlain
On Sun, Jun 16, 2013 at 5:07 PM, Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net wrote: I bought a liter of the stuff ten years ago and still haven't opened it. M ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] 190D brakes ARRGH!

2013-06-16 Thread Alex Chamberlain
On Sun, Jun 16, 2013 at 5:35 PM, Alex Chamberlain apchamberl...@gmail.comwrote: On Sun, Jun 16, 2013 at 5:07 PM, Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net wrote: I bought a liter of the stuff ten years ago and still haven't opened it. Me too. (Well, more like five years ago.) Is it still good?

Re: [MBZ] 190D brakes ARRGH!

2013-06-16 Thread Mitch Haley
Alex Chamberlain wrote: Me too. (Well, more like five years ago.) Is it still good? Mine came in a steel can. I assume it's good until the can springs a leak. Mitch. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search

[MBZ] 190D brakes ARRGH!

2013-06-12 Thread Curt Raymond
Used Grant's method to bleed the rear brakes on my '84 190D today. I wish I could say it worked perfectly but it didn't. I *think* yesterday's efforts to tag-team the bleeding (with Angie's help) may have cost me in the long run. Right now if I pump the brakes they'll build pressure and work

Re: [MBZ] 190D brakes ARRGH!

2013-06-12 Thread G Mann
Curt, I'll bet that you still have air in the line. Did you start the reverse bleed at the longest line, then the next longest, etc? Air acts as a spring since it can be compressed. If there is a section of the brake line what has fluid before the bubble and after the bubble [like from the

Re: [MBZ] 190D brakes ARRGH!

2013-06-12 Thread Dieselhead
No. sounds exactly like air in the line. try bleeding again. Frustrating, and expensive, especially with silicon fluid. Used Grant's method to bleed the rear brakes on my '84 190D today. I wish I could say it worked perfectly but it didn't. I *think* yesterday's efforts to tag-team the

Re: [MBZ] 190D brakes ARRGH!

2013-06-12 Thread Frederick Moir
:56 AM Subject: [MBZ] 190D brakes ARRGH! Used Grant's method to bleed the rear brakes on my '84 190D today. I wish I could say it worked perfectly but it didn't. I *think* yesterday's efforts to tag-team the bleeding (with Angie's help) may have cost me in the long run. Right now if I pump

Re: [MBZ] 190D brakes ARRGH!

2013-06-12 Thread Mitch Haley
G Mann wrote: Curt, I'll bet that you still have air in the line. Did you start the reverse bleed at the longest line, then the next longest, etc? The Olds drove me nuts for a week. First I did the farthest wheel (the one I had to replace a line on) until I quit seeing bubbles, then I did

Re: [MBZ] 190D brakes ARRGH!

2013-06-12 Thread Fmiser
Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com wrote: Right now if I pump the brakes they'll build pressure and work fine until I release and try again at which point they're back to bottom of the throw. The fronts still work fine but the pedal is bottom of the barrel. I *think* this means the MC

Re: [MBZ] 190D brakes ARRGH!

2013-06-12 Thread Chris James
When I ordered new rubber brake lines for the 260E I had, I bought a $10 Brake Bleeding Kit as well http://www.autohausaz.com/search/product.aspx?sid=xz2z3q55xchaxxbgw1xftfropartnumber=19200LISLE First time for me, but had no issues (thankfully) bleeding/flushing the lines with new syn DOT 3/4

Re: [MBZ] 190D brakes ARRGH!

2013-06-12 Thread Curt Raymond
: Re: [MBZ] 190D brakes ARRGH! Message-ID: cantulyjj7ac+wrkn2vv2nvsk2bkis-e3f7qxpv9ggda0j5y...@mail.gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Curt, I'll bet that you still have air in the line. Did you start the reverse bleed at the longest line, then the next longest, etc? Air

Re: [MBZ] 190D brakes ARRGH!

2013-06-12 Thread G Mann
some more fluid and try again. This time I'll buy a quart. -Curt Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2013 09:23:42 -0700 From: G Mann g2ma...@gmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] 190D brakes ARRGH! Message-ID: cantulyjj7ac+wrkn2vv2nvsk2bkis-e3f7qxpv9ggda0j5y