The brake work on my car has been a war. For the past 2 months it's been on jackstands. Either I didnt have the right part and would wait for it to ship out, or something would break.

Today was the bleeder screw, which was shipped broken to me (thanks, A1 cardone) an Ez-out work on it, and I replaced it with a valve from the old calipers (which I cant get the core on now)

and THEN

I goto bleed the brakes with my powerbleeder, only to realize that the cap's the wrong size....

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-1983 VW Rabbit LS Diesel (5speed, VNT/Giles build)

I feel for you.

The brake work on the SDL has been ongoing for nearly one year!!

Did the front calipers and rotors and flushed the entire system.

Then one of the rear calipers developed a leak and I rebuilt it and changed pads in the back.

Then the second rear caliper developed a leak and I rebuilt that and changed pads again on that side (one pad was history after 10K).

Somewhere along the line, the rear rotors were also changed.

Now, the RR brake line is leaking where I replaced the caliper.

And, the m/c is "soft". It will slowly head for the floor on very heavy pressure.

Nothing but brake misery on this vehicle........amazing.

oh, I forgot the mention the stripping of the rear control block.




It's brass, be careful. I was just lucky I have a machinist frind that would whip one out for me, as EVERY parts depot in the neighborhood didnt have one.



I got to stroll up and down the street in my car today, with hardly no brakes at all (it was also a good test for the emergancy flasher button)

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-1983 VW Rabbit LS Diesel (5speed, VNT/Giles build)

That was the prob.: no fluid in the rear resivoir. Dumbass!

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1989 300E 144K

just be glad it's something easy.

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-1983 VW Rabbit LS Diesel (5speed, VNT/Giles build)

Where does one get rebuilt calipers rear both sides for my 1982 300 turbo D I have bendix but I heard that ate is german and better....... littleleo:

Also I heard that they can be gotten for under 100.00$ Could that be true?

Oh, don't even think about that one. Just about all of us have done that.....especially easy to do on a W126.

I'm just glad I didn't spill $60 on a new master cylinder, which I almost did without research (that'll teach me)

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1989 300E 144K

hang in there matt. you will get the hang of it soon.

those old metal brake lines are a bit tricky but after you have a few under your belt you will develop a feel for what they need. and remember sometimes the only thing is that they are really stuck and you will break something!

fortunately the parts arent too expensive.

tom w

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[SIGPIC] Diesel loving autocrossing grandpa Architect. 08 Dodge 3/4 ton with Cummins & six speed; I have had about 35 benzes. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a 617 turbo and a five speed manual.[SIGPIC]

..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.