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yes its a manual trans. recently replaced slave cyl. all well for a while. The pedal is again flat so i'm assuming its the master cyl. under the dash. Big job? symptoms of other like problems would be...?
Thanks, Robie ps had to drive home with no clutch, start her in first and shift carefully
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I ended up putting the Posi-Quiets on all four wheels and drove 300 miles yesterday. They are quiet and work great. Haven't seen any dust on the rims but maybe it's too early to know for sure.
Jim
--- In diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com, Aleph93 <aleph93@...> wrote:
>
> Jim,
>
> I look forward to hearing more about these pads, though I hope it's all
> good news, as I have a new set sitting in the garage waiting to be
> installed. The wear lights haven't come on yet, so I have a little time
> left. I probably should change the brake pads soon anyway, along with
> the new brake hoses I bought awhile back, as my next oil change is the
> 30K service, with all that entails.
>
> Rob
> '85 300D
> Garden Grove, CA
>
> On 4/3/13 3:13 AM, diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com wrote:
> > Re: Posi-Quiet initial impressions
> > Posted by: "n61cm"jim@... n61cm
> > Date: Tue Apr 2, 2013 6:19 am ((PDT))
> >
> > I installed them yesterday. I coated the backs of them with the brake anti-squeal goo. They stop the car. They do not squeal. I cleaned the crud off my wheels. I will have to drive it around some before I can give you the update on whether my wheels stay clean(er) or not. So far, though, they appear to be good pads.
> >
> > Jim
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --- Indiesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com, "n61cm"<jim@> wrote:
> >> >
> >> >I got the Posi-Quiet front brake pads today. Got them super fast off ebay seller
> >> >
> >> >http://www.ebay.com/itm/370628194422
> >> >
> >> >The face of them are indeed a light brown/tan color like the photo.
> >> >
> >> >Did a search on the reference number on the box 105.01451 and appears that Posi-Quiet are manufactured by Centric.
> >> >
> >> >Will let you know how they perform both in terms of braking and dust as I get them on the car over the next couple of weeks.
> >> >
> >> >My current brakes are fine except for the filth. I don't remember what brand or type they are but I'm sure my former self opted for cheap.
> >> >
> >> >These Posi-Quiets aren't expensive, though, so maybe I was just too ignernt to buy them.
> >> >
> >> >Jim
> >> >
>
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