Do you have a thread for you rebuild? I'll check it out.

Thanks for the SLS link as well, I'll give that a read through. I work from home so I am only out for an occasional errand during the week and then during the weekends. In reality it won't see too much of winter, it just needs to be capable of it.


I finished shampooing the drivers side carpets today and got started on the brake job as well. Top most bolt on the fronts are giving me trouble, the lower came off fine. The rears came off with no trouble as well.

The rear calipers are factory Mercedes- probably original. The seals on them disinterested on touch, so I'll be replacing them along with the brake line hoses. The fronts are both Bendix brand calipers. One of the front calipers seems to be in OK order, but the other needs replacing as well. So I'll just replace all four along with all four brake hose lines. Was hoping to avoid caliper replacement but it's for the best.

New rotors, pads, hoses and calipers should bring the braking back to near stock and should be a more enjoyable experience now as well as safer.