> > Philip wrote: > > > > ...That is, the short rod was not short enough.
> Mountain wrote: > > What year is the car? The car is a very early '81. The master cylinder that was in it came from a very late '81. > I thought the problem was that my 240D is an '84 euro. We had the > same problem. Something in mfg specs is off. My original part > was obtained via buymbparts-historic. My recollection is that > Classic provided proper dealer part number and I sourced it at > the dealer. I had dealer part numbers. I was hoping to buy a FAG or FTE, but I was having difficulty determining whether the short rod was for early or late, and is there a different part number for the later master cylinder. Based on my experience and the data I encountered during the project, there is only one master cylinder available - and it comes with the long rod for the older cars. For the younger cars that (best I can tell) require the short rod, a master cylinder AND and short rod have to be purchased. > My son said - get the right part, or you do the job > yerself My biggest issue was the scarcity of information about the master cylinder and rod - and the lack of manufacturer information on MercedesSource website. I had part numbers - but I wasn't sure for what car that number was valid. _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
