[W126 Coupe] Re: BRAKE DRAG

[J Hirsch]

I have lived in HK
Last place you want to own a car bigger than an Austin  Mini (the 
original Mini), size wise and engine  wise
Lots of  steep hills, 10 mph cruising is the  norn and no open  roads 
where you can do  over 40 mph for ten minutes
Jay H
On Jan 29, 2006, at 10:05 AM, airedale at sbcglobal.net wrote:

> My '84 380SL ( only driven in the summer ) does that each time I back 
> out of the driveway. I park on an incline and the brake system has 
> been completely retrofitted.
> Best Wishes,
> John
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dan Gardner" <cruftsk9 at tpg.com.au>
> To: <mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com>
> Sent: Sunday, January 29, 2006 6:01 AM
> Subject: Fw: [W126 Coupe] Re: BRAKE DRAG
>
>
>>
>>
>>>
>>>    Thanks to all the people who responded ,the mileage is just on 
>>> 50,000mls but it
>>> lived its previous 15 yrs in Hong Kong  after being delivered from 
>>> the UK then it was shipped to Western Australia (home of actor 
>>> "Heath Ledger" no less)in 2001 when I bought it @44,000 mls so I 
>>> presume it did not do many miles
>>> but lots of hours,the clunk only happens the first time the brakes 
>>> are used
>>> on that day.I have replaced the rear calliper seals last year and 
>>> flushed
>>> the system with new fluid as I had a wining noise from the rear 
>>> brakes.There does seem to be a fair amount of drag with the car 
>>> hoisted,I do have new disks(ATE) to fit so perhaps this is a good 
>>> time.And yes 220kw! its got some serious "mumbo" compared to the 
>>> Australian compliance 187kw(lots of emission gear)
>>>    When its going good its an absolute joy but when its not and I 
>>> have to throw "buckets" of money at it, well lots of grief and 
>>> tears.
>>>
>>>
>>> Kind Regards Dan
>>>
>>
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