Max – there are some good videos on youtube regarding caliper rebuilds. However,
I did find good rebuilds at NAPA and went that route. Mine were so far gone. Also
got the caliper hoses from NAPA. Got a new MC and a new vac brake booster. It was worth
the extra $$. My brake system was trashed. Crud in the MC from the booster, line full
of stuff. All nice and clean now. That was about 2 years ago, and it stops in a straight line,
no issues. Used a vac bleeder. Embarrassed to say how far gone it was – my fault.
What ever you do, be squeaky clean with the parts.
From: diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.
com [mailto:diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com ]
Sent: Tuesday, October 04, 2016 2:50 PM
To: diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [diesel_mercedes] OOps ~
Hey, when rebuilding brake calipers , is it pretty much the same as shoe pistons? You just have to clean out the cylinder , maybe hone it and install the rubber parts? I notice the prices for calipers might lead me to re-do my own. Whats the talk about this? max
On Sat, Oct 1, 2016 at 5:47 PM, Nate vwnate1@yahoo.com [diesel_mercedes] <diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.
com > wrote:
I was harvesting parts from a 1980 Mercedes 240D last week and noticed pic. # 1 ~
" This cannot be a good thing " , I reached over and tugged on the broken alloy rocker box and it came off in my hand revealing pic. # 2 ~ notice there's no wear on the can chain sprocket whatsoever .
I'm guessing someone replaced the cam chain and didn't peen to master link properly, sending this poor old car to the junk yard .
I went there to salvage the European spec. rear bumper off the '75 (!) 230C grey market car in Pic. # 3 .
It was *very* rusty and had clearly given it's all .
The bumper has one rust hole in it and will be used to assemble a better European bumper to the rear of my '84 300CD
.
Because " a thing of beauty is a joy to behold " .
-Nate
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