Re: [diesel_mercedes] Caliper Service

 

Yes Sir, correctamundo. I actually never looked, but I was told n-o ring, my guy thought it was on the piston. OK, got my little brass brushes, cleaner. For a dental pic I got nut pics. 2 of them because I might break one(cheap), might try to put more bend in it if needed. Why is such a simple plan so difficult to actually pull off?  Smoke is making breathing questionable. Summer, gotta love it. Max

On Wed, Aug 2, 2017 at 1:43 AM, corvallis@peoplepc.com [diesel_mercedes] <diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com> wrote:


There should be an O-ring in the caliper body for each brake piston. It is square cut in cross-section and could be hard to see in there. You have to use a small (dental) pick to coax it out. Keep us posted. Bill in hot Oregon

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From: diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com [mailto:diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com]
Sent: Tuesday, August 1, 2017 4:46 PM


To: diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [diesel_mercedes] Caliper Service

 

 

Yea well, no hurries at this point. Already been a long time. I can get brass toothbrushes. Seems like Nate thinks the pistons are stainless. They are heavy and seem like it. First time for me to get into calipers. I always assumed there would be o-rings to seal but these are truly pistons. just a machined fit. Starting to get nervous about fire. Smoke from BC overtook us today, again, and sounds like everyone is in for the long haul and fires break out every day somewhere, you just hope its not you. Max

 

On Tue, Aug 1, 2017 at 10:00 AM, corvallis@peoplepc.com [diesel_mercedes] <diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

 

Green scrubbies will scratch. I don't know if the scratches would cause fluid leakage. Bill in Oregon

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From: diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com [mailto:diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com]
Sent: Tuesday, August 1, 2017 9:03 AM
To: diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [diesel_mercedes] Caliper Service

 

 

How about green scrubbies? Town is a 50 mile trip and its hot and smokey. Max

 

On Mon, Jul 31, 2017 at 6:20 PM, vwnate1@yahoo.com [diesel_mercedes] <diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com> wrote:



Go to .99 CENTS Store and buy package of toothbrush sized wire brushes, use the brass bristled one with plenty of alcohol, brake cleaner or brake fluid and NOTHING ELSE .

Mostly the  job entails elbow grease, patience and lots of lint free towels .

-Nate

      Max   wrote :

Finally got my pistons out of the calipers.(front) I had to go get help and it was a bear. I did not want to use grease. I tried to use my nozzle injector tester but I could not find a pipe adapter in my town. Ended up using solvent and air and hammer whacks. They are very gummed up. Now to figure how to clean them up. Parts are on the way. I figured I would learn something doing this the hard way. After seeing how gummed up these things are I am gonna do the rears even tho they are not worn out yet. I'm betting they could use to be cleaned up also. Front turned out to be ATE rears Bendix.Max

 

 

 

 




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