update. Bendix caliper rebuilt with new seals. took way too long getting the stuck piston out but used the brake system pressure to do so. pistons in okay shape, one was new, the other an obvious refurb so the caliper must've been a reman.

rebuilt 5 injectors tonite... ultrasonically cleaned bodies, lapped the critical bits, new Bosch-India nozzles- not my favorite but what i could get reasonably. ultrasonically cleaned the new nozzles too and didn't have a stinker in the 5... dunno if it was the cleaning or the quality control is better nowadays. two of the injectors had a MB remanufactured shrink band on them. set a goal of 2100psi and 3 required a 0.1mm shim, the other two tested at that. have 4 within +25psi and one is about 50 over. they'll bed in to a bit less.

the 12mm metric steel shims from McMaster fit just fine and are a great resource as you can get a bag of 50 for about $7.

got a couple master keys made from MB, was a fairly quick process of title and license showing. they work! $30/ea.

verifed the waste gate valve moves with pressure, the manifold fitting is clear, the EGR was functional with vacuum but i might've forgotten to return the vac hoses to it. the switchover valve had been bypassed with a direct connection from the manifold to the ALDA and found that the manifold pressure switch was non-functional. are those NO or NC? mine is open but doesn't respond to pressure.

all 5 glow plugs were functional but the stud nuts were loose on several of them. will replace the plugs regardless. extremely clean when removed and the prechambers look nice and clean.

i'll install the injectors, glow plugs, and then adjust the valves. after that, it should be ready for some shakedown miles. trans filter coming up soon but the fluid was nice and pink.