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Old 12-06-2003, 01:10 PM
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Cool Buy or rebuild Brake Caliber

body - 140
1993 - 500SEL

rear break pads needed replaced. Noticeds that one pad was big and the other small.

Seems one piston is frozen - good to get ot free.

Should I
1 - buy new caliber
2 - buy a rebuilt caliber
3 - rebuild it myself (I have done on other cars - remove pistion insert new plastic stuff and reassemble.)

Thanks for your advise.

I personnally have not seen may "kits" available to rebuild the breaks.

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'99 E320 (80K) (gave it's life for me as we hit a bumper)
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