Corroded Rear Brake Lines
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From: Millstone Township, NJ
2009 SL63, 2009 ML550 4Matic
Corroded Rear Brake Lines
The two brake lines on my 2009 ML550 going to rear are both pretty badly corroded, with one of them having a small leak where a bracket holds them to the cab at around the B pillar.
I'm having a hell of a time finding the right part numbers.
I dropped it off at my local repair shop tonight, but I have a feeling they are going to bang me for $1000-1500 to change these two lines, and I know they are only about $100-150 each from MB based on other models I've seen mentioned on other threads, so I might do it myself if I can get the right part numbers.
It seems like a relatively easy job after removing the 3,000 nuts and bolts that hold the undercarriage covers in place.
I'm having a hell of a time finding the right part numbers.
I dropped it off at my local repair shop tonight, but I have a feeling they are going to bang me for $1000-1500 to change these two lines, and I know they are only about $100-150 each from MB based on other models I've seen mentioned on other threads, so I might do it myself if I can get the right part numbers.
It seems like a relatively easy job after removing the 3,000 nuts and bolts that hold the undercarriage covers in place.
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From: UK
Mercedes R320L CDI 4MATIC 2007
The two brake lines on my 2009 ML550 going to rear are both pretty badly corroded, with one of them having a small leak where a bracket holds them to the cab at around the B pillar.
I'm having a hell of a time finding the right part numbers.
I dropped it off at my local repair shop tonight, but I have a feeling they are going to bang me for $1000-1500 to change these two lines, and I know they are only about $100-150 each from MB based on other models I've seen mentioned on other threads, so I might do it myself if I can get the right part numbers.
It seems like a relatively easy job after removing the 3,000 nuts and bolts that hold the undercarriage covers in place.
I'm having a hell of a time finding the right part numbers.
I dropped it off at my local repair shop tonight, but I have a feeling they are going to bang me for $1000-1500 to change these two lines, and I know they are only about $100-150 each from MB based on other models I've seen mentioned on other threads, so I might do it myself if I can get the right part numbers.
It seems like a relatively easy job after removing the 3,000 nuts and bolts that hold the undercarriage covers in place.
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From: Albuquerque
'10 CL550, '12 GL550
Same question was recently posted in the W221 S-class forum. Investigation showed that Mercedes does not sell pre bent brake lines for those vehicles, just lengths of straight pipes to be bent when fitting. Could be same thing for 164.
