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Old 01-22-2009, 05:32 PM
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300TD Rear Brake Calipers different than 300D?

Looking for some reman or recycled calipers for my wagon's rear brakes (one is slightly leaky). Does anyone know if these are interchangeable with the sedan calipers, which happen to be much more plentiful?
I have a sedan, but I'd rather not have to pull them to check and then have to bleed the brakes, etc. They don't look like the same part on the Fastlane site, but don't know why they'd be different.
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Old 01-22-2009, 07:26 PM
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They use the same pads and should be interchangible but the wagon bore is slightly larger to provide additional braking. You can probably use sedan calipers without much diffenence noted but you will need to change both sides or it will pull slightly on braking.
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Old 01-22-2009, 07:35 PM
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Thanks for the info.
It was my plan to change out both to be on the safe side, and possibly the brake line, though it looks fine right now.
I wonder what the bore difference is, and whether I should just bite the bullet and pay for a full set of wagon rebuilts... I do have a tow hitch, and it would be nice to be on the safe side if I ever use it.
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Thanks for the info.
It was my plan to change out both to be on the safe side, and possibly the brake line, though it looks fine right now.
I wonder what the bore difference is, and whether I should just bite the bullet and pay for a full set of wagon rebuilts... I do have a tow hitch, and it would be nice to be on the safe side if I ever use it.
You can change the fronts to the vented 1981-1985 w126 disc/calipers and have better brakes also. They are plug and play.
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Old 01-22-2009, 11:12 PM
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they do indeed fit without trouble from a D to a TD... I was unaware of any differences. but like noted, apparently the bore is slightly larger for the TD's caliper.
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Old 01-22-2009, 11:55 PM
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It actually is quite a bit larger than the sedan calipers and the front calipers. I didn't know they took the same pads though. I could swear they were bigger too, but I defer to somebody who is sure.......
O'Reilly has been a decent source for me. I have bought 4 rear wagon calipers and 2 front calipers from them.
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