It recently occured to me that I may have caused damage to my brakes. I had taken my '85 300Dturbo out for a 15-20 minute drive and came back home and parked her. Then I decided to give her a wash.
I was hosing her down and got to the wheels, and the brakes were still hot, so there was steam coming out from the brakes when the water would hit the discs. I didn't really think much of it and just finished washing and drying. That was about a week ago.
Now im getting weird brakeing...the brake pedal is a little stiffer than usual, and if I pump them 2-3 times while up to speed, on the 3rd time it seems like I lose vacuum assist. Either that or they stop working all together, Im really not sure what non-assisted brakes feel like... im not sure if its a vacuum problem or a disc problem. After I get going again braking will be adequate leading me to believe it's vacuum related.
I kind of hope it's a disc problem, because Im sure the rotors could be replaced or machined. And then I could have an excuse to rebuild the calipers and replace the brake hoses (speaking of which, they are $50 each at the local MB dealer!
) And even replace the crappy brake pads my dad had a brake shop put in there. I say "excuse" because my parents are always paranoid of me ruining something. I figure it's a 20 year old car and could use new brake parts but...
Anyways I will investigate the problem further. Does anybody have any insight?