View Single Post
  #15  
Old 11-05-2013, 11:23 AM
martureo martureo is online now
He/Him
 
Join Date: May 2010
Location: DC Metro/Maryland
Posts: 15,797
Quote:
Originally Posted by Stretch View Post
What steps are you taking to start using DOT 5?
The brake system is going to be effectively brand new.

I've rebuilt the calipers, reassembling them with DOT 5. The new MC was primed with DOT 5. The brake lines were flushed with Denatured Alcohol and then blown out with air.

I was starting from scratch on the brake system to begin with. All four calipers were seized.
__________________
Onus probandi incumbit ei qui dicit, non ei qui negat

I recondition w123/w126/w124/w140/r107/r129/ steering boxes!


1984 300D "Elsa" odo reset 6/2011 147k
1983 300TD "Mitzi" ~268k OM603 powered
1995 E300 "Adelheid" 262k [Sold]
Reply With Quote