Got the brakes swapped out today. Two new calipers, cardone remans. I've read some folks are unhappy with their quality, but at the very least both have a Merc logo filed down on them, so I'd guess they started life as genuine MB calipers. Strangely the bleeder valves between them are different. One is a 8mm and the other 9mm. Don't know what's up with that. I had a hell of a time bleeding them too. Mityvac couldn't pull them down for some reason. I had to get the wife to pump the pedal down to get the air out. Brakes work real nice now, better than I've ever seen in fact. Very happy with the Wagner ceramics as well. Can't wait to go through the fronts now.

I think I'll keep the originals and rebuild them myself, for fun and learning. Anyone here ever do that themself?

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Own:
1970 Mercedes 250c, 1976 International Scout II, 1982 Mercedes 240d, 1997 Honda Accord Wagon, 1998 Acura Integra Type-R, 2009 Mazda5.
Owned:
1974 International 100 pickup, 1975 International Scout II, 1981 Mercedes 240d, 1985 Mercedes 300SD, 1988 Honda Accord, 1988 Ford Thunderbird, 1991 Honda Accord, 1996 Geo Metro, 1996 Ford F150, 1996 Dodge Grand Caravan, 1997 Honda Accord, 2003 Acura TL-S, 2003 Yamaha V-star.