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Old 02-23-2005, 06:14 PM
Brian Carlton Brian Carlton is offline
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Originally Posted by dmorrison
Can't recall on my SDL, it's gone. But I thought all brakes on the Mercedes were set up diagonally. Front-left right-rear and the other chamber supplies the front-right rear-left. Could be wrong on this for the SDL.

Dave
I don't think so Dave. This would send the vehicle into a spin if you lost one system. The rear calipers have smaller pistons, IIRC.

Additionally, the rear reservoir is about 1/4 the size of the front. Presumably, the rear brakes use less fluid overall.
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