Re: [MBZ] grrr. siezed caliper
Fronts on my 240D are from Advance. One leaked, they replaced it no questions asked... -Curt Date: Sat, 29 Aug 2009 22:46:55 -0400 From: Allan Streib str...@cs.indiana.edu Subject: [MBZ] grrr. siezed caliper To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Message-ID: m1ws4m3tnk@cs.indiana.edu Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Well I thought I'd have a quick job of changing my brake pads this afternoon. On the passenger rear brake the inboard piston is siezed in the caliper. So just to get this done before Monday, I'm tempted to try AutoZone or Pep Boys tomorrow to see if they have one. The one on there now is one I ordered from Rusty, and it lasted less than two years so I'm sorta thinking a rebuilt caliper is a rebuilt caliper, does it matter much where I get it? Allan -- 1983 300D -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20090831/eded7933/attachment.html ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] grrr. siezed caliper
Loren Faeth lfa...@leadingchange.com writes: Age doesn't matter if someone dumped DOT3 fluid in it. Gotta be DOT 4. I only use castrol DOT 4, but that is just me. I've used only Valvoline synthetic DOT 4 fluid. Allan -- 1983 300D ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] grrr. siezed caliper
Allan Streib wrote: On the passenger rear brake the inboard piston is siezed in the caliper. Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: Check the brake hoses first, might be swelled shut. That would affect both the pistons - not just the inboard. -- Philip ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] grrr. siezed caliper
Well nobody who's open today has a caliper in stock. So looks like I'll be calling Rusty on Monday. The drivers side caliper was OK. The rotors were in terrible shape. I had ordered new ones because I could see through the gaps in the wheels that they were starting to get uneven and I could feel puslations in the braking when I stopped. When I got them off the back side was nearly gone! The smooth surface was coming off in chunks... looks like rust migrated in from the outside edge. No wonder my brakes were feeling rough. Allan -- 1983 300D ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] grrr. siezed caliper
true Fmiser wrote: Allan Streib wrote: On the passenger rear brake the inboard piston is siezed in the caliper. Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: Check the brake hoses first, might be swelled shut. That would affect both the pistons - not just the inboard. -- Philip ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.409 / Virus Database: 270.13.71/2335 - Release Date: 08/30/09 06:36:00 -- Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK 95 E300, 92 500SEL, 92 300SD, 92 300E 4Matic, 91 300D, 91 300E, 89 560SEL, 87 300SDL x2, 85 380SE 5.0 Euro, 85 190D, 84 190D, 84 300D euro manny, 81 240D, 80 240D, 76 240D, 76 300D, http://www.okiebenz.com -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20090830/f4cd08e8/attachment.html ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
[MBZ] grrr. siezed caliper
Well I thought I'd have a quick job of changing my brake pads this afternoon. On the passenger rear brake the inboard piston is siezed in the caliper. So just to get this done before Monday, I'm tempted to try AutoZone or Pep Boys tomorrow to see if they have one. The one on there now is one I ordered from Rusty, and it lasted less than two years so I'm sorta thinking a rebuilt caliper is a rebuilt caliper, does it matter much where I get it? Allan -- 1983 300D ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] grrr. siezed caliper
Depends on why it's stuck. If the piston is cocked in the bore, you can usually persuade it to come out, then you need a rebuild kit. Otherwise, yeah, they are all pretty much the same. Change the rotor -- I suspect the piston is stuck because the rotor is too thin and the backing plate on the pad will contact the anti- rattle spring on the top. This forces the piston to cock in the bore, drag, and roast the rubber parts. Peter ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] grrr. siezed caliper
Check the brake hoses first, might be swelled shut Allan Streib wrote: Well I thought I'd have a quick job of changing my brake pads this afternoon. On the passenger rear brake the inboard piston is siezed in the caliper. So just to get this done before Monday, I'm tempted to try AutoZone or Pep Boys tomorrow to see if they have one. The one on there now is one I ordered from Rusty, and it lasted less than two years so I'm sorta thinking a rebuilt caliper is a rebuilt caliper, does it matter much where I get it? Allan -- Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK 95 E300, 92 500SEL, 92 300SD, 92 300E 4Matic, 91 300D, 91 300E, 89 560SEL, 87 300SDL x2, 85 380SE 5.0 Euro, 85 190D, 84 190D, 84 300D euro manny, 81 240D, 80 240D, 76 240D, 76 300D, http://www.okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] grrr. siezed caliper
Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.net writes: Check the brake hoses first, might be swelled shut Hoses and calipers are less than 2 years old. Allan -- 1983 300D ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] grrr. siezed caliper
Allan wrote: Hoses and calipers are less than 2 years old. Push the piston in and then use the brake pedal to push it out again. Exercise it a bit and you might be fine, or, as Peter said, it might be cocked. I would try the exercise bit before I spend more dollars for a rebuilt. mao ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] grrr. siezed caliper
Mountain Man maontin@gmail.com writes: Push the piston in and then use the brake pedal to push it out again. Exercise it a bit and you might be fine, or, as Peter said, it might be cocked. I would try the exercise bit before I spend more dollars for a rebuilt. Have not been able to get it to move either way using a C-clamp to try to squeeze it in and brake pedal (with the other piston clamped) to try to push it out. Allan -- 1983 300D ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] grrr. siezed caliper
Age doesn't matter if someone dumped DOT3 fluid in it. Gotta be DOT 4. I only use castrol DOT 4, but that is just me. (unless you purge and flush all and do the Dot5 switch, but that starts a discussion much the same as oil.) In that case, no Dot 3 anyway. Best to only buy dot 4. It works in DO3 systems, but not vice versa. At 10:06 PM 8/29/2009, you wrote: Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.net writes: Check the brake hoses first, might be swelled shut Hoses and calipers are less than 2 years old. Allan -- 1983 300D ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com Loren Faeth ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
