Been a while since I have messed with brakes, and I think I may need a
new master cylinder. On my 95 E300, pedal has to travel much further
than it should, futher than my others cars before brakes start braking.
Pads are fine as far as material remaining. So, does this sound like
master
Eyup.
-MMM-
On Sat, Jan 4, 2014 at 9:07 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.netwrote:
Been a while since I have messed with brakes, and I think I may need a new
master cylinder. On my 95 E300, pedal has to travel much further than it
should, futher than my others cars before brakes start
Could be MC but other things can do this as well.
Also I seem to remember someone had problems getting the ole tyre to sit
in the rim, came across this redneck solution
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFfXhTQBwWI
Hendrik
who is researching tyres, Yokohama C drive might the the go, have A
Kaleb wrote:
Been a while since I have messed with brakes, and I think I may
need a new master cylinder. On my 95 E300, pedal has to travel
much further than it should, futher than my others cars before
brakes start braking. Pads are fine as far as material
remaining. So, does this sound
My recently acquired 83 300D had weak brakes when I bought it. The pedal was
soft. While bleeding the system I found the front calipers were barely working.
Rebuilt the calipers and now the breaks are still soft. Bled with a pressure
system and I think I have all the air out. The pedal will
Leaky piston seals in master cylinder = sinking pedal, no loss of fluid.
Leaking anything else = sinking pedal and loss of fluid.
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Yup. Sounds like the cups (seals) in your master cylinder are worn or bad.
One other thing to check before you replace it:
Make sure the clevis is allowing the piston to return all the way to the end of
the bore.
You can do this by checking that the pedal comes all the way up and that there
Like Mitch said, sounds like a master cylinder.
On a car that old, you should replace the four rubber hoses. You'll be
amazing by the improvement in pedal feel, and you reduce you chances of be
stranded by a seized up brake significantly.
Jaime
On Sun, Aug 7, 2011 at 3:02 PM,
Right on the money.
Time for a master cylinder or a rebiuld.
Mike
On Aug 7, 2011 3:36 PM, Dan Penoff lwb...@yahoo.com wrote:
Yup. Sounds like the cups (seals) in your master cylinder are worn or bad.
One other thing to check before you replace it:
Make sure the clevis is allowing the piston
Master cylinder is leaking internally, time to replace it.
Just did this job on my E300; I bought some fish tank air tubing at Wallyworld
to help bleed. Drained and removed reservoir first, then disconnected all the
lines at the MC. Replaced the MC and put everything back together, filled the
aland...@knology.net writes:
The pedal will pump up and then slowly sink under pressure.
Isn't this the classic symptom of a bad master cylinder?
Allan
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1983 300D
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aland...@knology.net wrote:
My recently acquired 83 300D had weak brakes when I bought it.
The pedal will pump up and then slowly sink under pressure.
Classic symptoms of a master cylinder problem. The piston can't
hold the pressure.
I was successful opening one up and just cleaning and
So how was the Mexico trip, Ralph?
On Sun, Apr 12, 2009 at 5:57 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.netwrote:
The front chamber feeds the back brakes, the back chamber the front.
Ralph W wrote:
I've got a leaky brake caliper on my '83 coupe. The front half of the
reservoir is empty.
I've got a leaky brake caliper on my '83 coupe. The front half of the
reservoir is empty. Does anyone know which two wheels this reservoir feeds.
This may save me some time figuring out which caliper to rebuild. The car
has been sitting for a long time while I was in Mexico and doesn't have
fresh
I've got a leaky brake caliper on my '83 coupe. The front half of the
reservoir is empty. Does anyone know which two wheels this reservoir
feeds.
I can never remember. But it's easy to follow the front
pipe(s) to see which wheels it goes to.
-- Jim
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Subject: [MBZ] Brake question
I've got a leaky brake caliper on my '83 coupe. The front half of the
reservoir is empty. Does anyone know which two wheels this reservoir
On Sun, Apr 12, 2009 at 4:01 PM, Tom Hargrave tharg...@hiwaay.net wrote:
I don't know about the newer Mercedes but the older ones were
cross-plumbed,
with the front feeding one front the opposite read and the rear feeding
the other two.
The odd thing is there are only three lines coming
The front chamber feeds the back brakes, the back chamber the front.
Ralph W wrote:
I've got a leaky brake caliper on my '83 coupe. The front half of the
reservoir is empty. Does anyone know which two wheels this reservoir feeds.
This may save me some time figuring out which caliper to rebuild.
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