Re: [MBZ] 1984 240D - 211k miles - $2,800
Brake fluid is hydroscopic - it gets water out of the air due to the hot/cold cycles it experiences just sitting there. Water and metal parts don't play well together. On Sat, Jul 23, 2022 at 7:56 PM Robert Massmann via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Because of rust formation in the piston cylinder housing. It is a very > close > fit and rust can propagate to point that the piston will be frozen in place > and no matter how much pressure you put on it will not move. Not a fun > problem to fix. > > Bob Massmann > 2012 ML-350 BT > 2002 BMW 525i > Oregonia, Ohio > > -Original Message- > From: Mercedes On Behalf Of Andrew > Strasfogel via Mercedes > Sent: Saturday, July 23, 2022 8:17 PM > To: Mercedes Discussion List > Cc: Andrew Strasfogel > Subject: Re: [MBZ] 1984 240D - 211k miles - $2,800 > > How do all brakes fail from sitting? > > On Sat, Jul 23, 2022 at 6:35 PM Allan Streib via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > Needs brakes redone -- calipers probably frozen from sitting. No > > interior pics but exterior doesn't look bad. > > > > > > https://cincinnati.craigslist.org/cto/d/cincinnati-1983-mercedes-benz- > > 240d/7512518805.html ___ > > 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 > > -- OK Don "Quality of life is inversely proportional to the amount of clothing you are wearing." "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Wernher Von Braun 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] 1984 240D - 211k miles - $2,800
Because of rust formation in the piston cylinder housing. It is a very close fit and rust can propagate to point that the piston will be frozen in place and no matter how much pressure you put on it will not move. Not a fun problem to fix. Bob Massmann 2012 ML-350 BT 2002 BMW 525i Oregonia, Ohio -Original Message- From: Mercedes On Behalf Of Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes Sent: Saturday, July 23, 2022 8:17 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Cc: Andrew Strasfogel Subject: Re: [MBZ] 1984 240D - 211k miles - $2,800 How do all brakes fail from sitting? On Sat, Jul 23, 2022 at 6:35 PM Allan Streib via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Needs brakes redone -- calipers probably frozen from sitting. No > interior pics but exterior doesn't look bad. > > > https://cincinnati.craigslist.org/cto/d/cincinnati-1983-mercedes-benz- > 240d/7512518805.html ___ > 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
Re: [MBZ] 1984 240D - 211k miles - $2,800
Not yet. It's on my anti-bucket list. On Sat, Jul 23, 2022 at 8:47 PM mitch--- via Mercedes wrote: > On 2022-07-23 20:16, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote: > > How do all brakes fail from sitting? > > Multipiston calipers fail from corrosion and from bad fluid. > Have you ever removed the pistons and found the cylinders full of half > melted Kraft Caramels? > That sugared caramel looking goo was brake fluid 4-5 years ago. It can > happen in the calipers while the stuff in the reservoir merely looks > like stale gasoline. > > Or seen the cylinder bores rusted? > > ___ > 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
Re: [MBZ] 1984 240D - 211k miles - $2,800
On 2022-07-23 20:16, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote: How do all brakes fail from sitting? Multipiston calipers fail from corrosion and from bad fluid. Have you ever removed the pistons and found the cylinders full of half melted Kraft Caramels? That sugared caramel looking goo was brake fluid 4-5 years ago. It can happen in the calipers while the stuff in the reservoir merely looks like stale gasoline. Or seen the cylinder bores rusted? ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] 1984 240D - 211k miles - $2,800
How do all brakes fail from sitting? On Sat, Jul 23, 2022 at 6:35 PM Allan Streib via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Needs brakes redone -- calipers probably frozen from sitting. No interior > pics but exterior doesn't look bad. > > > https://cincinnati.craigslist.org/cto/d/cincinnati-1983-mercedes-benz-240d/7512518805.html > ___ > 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
[MBZ] 1984 240D - 211k miles - $2,800
Needs brakes redone -- calipers probably frozen from sitting. No interior pics but exterior doesn't look bad. https://cincinnati.craigslist.org/cto/d/cincinnati-1983-mercedes-benz-240d/7512518805.html ___ 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
