If I did that there would be no contest. On Tue, Mar 8, 2016 at 2:54 PM, Rich Thomas via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> You could have had them all changed out by tonight. Benz breaks are > eezy. You need to buy some jack stands and some wrenches and just deal > with this stuff. Call Jabba for all the parts then take oober (or, more > appropriately, the bus) to work for a coupla days while the parts arrive. > > --R > > > On 3/8/16 2:31 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote: > >> I will send a prize to whoever guesses closest to the price I will be >> paying to replace the entire rear brake system in my 1983 300TD. This is >> for parts AND labor. >> >> I finally drove over to my indy to diagnose the horrible screeching >> braking >> noise on my white 1983 300TD wagon. A trip up his lift showed that BOTH >> rear calipers had seized up with a few days of each other, resulting in >> shot rotors and (of course) pads. The rear hoses were also in need of >> replacement, since they were quite "original", and not in a good way. >> >> Because of the urgency of the work, I did not have the luxury of ordering >> from a low priced internet catalog, e.g., Autohaus. I relied on local >> parts chain stores for all the components (e.g., Napa, Advance and the >> like). The tech charges his labor sort of by the job, but roughly $85/hr. >> >> Rules: Contest ends at midnight on Wednesday 3/9/16. Minimum bid >> separation is $10. Winner is whoever gets closest to the actual amount >> for >> parts + labor (above or below). You may break down the various components >> of your final estimate to illustrate how your final guess was derived. >> >> To summarize: >> >> Parts - rear brake pads, 2 rear hoses, 2 rear rotors, L and R rebuilt >> caliper >> Labor - cost to install these parts >> >> Prize winner will receive choice of home made jalapeno or habanero pepper >> jelly, applesauce, or cranberry applesauce. Apples locally grown in my >> new >> front yard. >> >> Andrew, spreading largesse. >> _______________________________________ >> 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 >> >> >> > > _______________________________________ > 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 > > _______________________________________ 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
