Late w126 brakes on w123

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06-15-2009, 04:54 AM #27

I just finished the install of mine today... 1989 420SEL spindles, powdercoated 'performance gold', good condition rotors, new calipers... I did run into a problem though: after taking out the grease seals and banging out the bearing races, I realized my new bearing/seal kits were for the wrong size...(smaller) maybe different because of the ABS? (the tone ring limiting the size of the bearing and seal set?)... only thing I can think of... luckily, my 123 hubs and seals/bearings were still in good shape so I swapped them over to the larger vented rotors...

heres what I noticed:

spindles are totally interchangeable between 123 and 126... with the late 126 spindles and hubs you have the option of upgrading to ABS (I have some old sensors installed to plug the holes on mine..will do a full upgrade at a later date)
the 123 solid rotors are ~11" diameter
the early 126 vented rotors are ~11" (I think)
the late 126 vented rotors are ~12"
apparently all of the differences are in the calipers (and hubs/spindles for ABS as mentioned above)

ill prolly think of more in the morning after I get a few hours of 'rest'

also installed my vogtlands, 16" rims (and 225/50 series tires) and full suspension rebuild this weekend... still havent gotten the rear subframe mounts to seat all the way...anyone know a trick?

This post was last modified: 06-15-2009, 04:56 AM by SurfRodder.

W123 Mods: 4 speed ** manual climate control ** '85 Kalitucky intake ** manual windows & full tint ** Euro headlights retrofit w/bixenon projectors ** 4 brake light mod ** Vogtland 50mm drop front & Lesjofors S600 drop rear springs ** 16" rims ** late w126 brake spindles, rotors & calipers ** full suspension rehab ** Bilstein HDs ** AL129X alternator & 1/0 starter and charging cables ** 300GD clutch/flywheel ** AFCO 80103N radiator & Earl's 41610 oil cooler ** custom block-off plate, remote oil filter & t-stat ** MW IP w/ tomnik's 6.5mm 'Holly' elements **

S124 Mods: 400E Rear subframe ** SL600 Brakes ** Late 300E 210mm diff ** SLK230 6 speed ** 17" CLK rims ** Vented RF Fender ** Facelift Hood, Headlights, and Lower Cladding **

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SurfRodder

06-15-2009, 04:54 AM #27

I just finished the install of mine today... 1989 420SEL spindles, powdercoated 'performance gold', good condition rotors, new calipers... I did run into a problem though: after taking out the grease seals and banging out the bearing races, I realized my new bearing/seal kits were for the wrong size...(smaller) maybe different because of the ABS? (the tone ring limiting the size of the bearing and seal set?)... only thing I can think of... luckily, my 123 hubs and seals/bearings were still in good shape so I swapped them over to the larger vented rotors...

heres what I noticed:

spindles are totally interchangeable between 123 and 126... with the late 126 spindles and hubs you have the option of upgrading to ABS (I have some old sensors installed to plug the holes on mine..will do a full upgrade at a later date)
the 123 solid rotors are ~11" diameter
the early 126 vented rotors are ~11" (I think)
the late 126 vented rotors are ~12"
apparently all of the differences are in the calipers (and hubs/spindles for ABS as mentioned above)

ill prolly think of more in the morning after I get a few hours of 'rest'

also installed my vogtlands, 16" rims (and 225/50 series tires) and full suspension rebuild this weekend... still havent gotten the rear subframe mounts to seat all the way...anyone know a trick?

W123 Mods: 4 speed ** manual climate control ** '85 Kalitucky intake ** manual windows & full tint ** Euro headlights retrofit w/bixenon projectors ** 4 brake light mod ** Vogtland 50mm drop front & Lesjofors S600 drop rear springs ** 16" rims ** late w126 brake spindles, rotors & calipers ** full suspension rehab ** Bilstein HDs ** AL129X alternator & 1/0 starter and charging cables ** 300GD clutch/flywheel ** AFCO 80103N radiator & Earl's 41610 oil cooler ** custom block-off plate, remote oil filter & t-stat ** MW IP w/ tomnik's 6.5mm 'Holly' elements **

S124 Mods: 400E Rear subframe ** SL600 Brakes ** Late 300E 210mm diff ** SLK230 6 speed ** 17" CLK rims ** Vented RF Fender ** Facelift Hood, Headlights, and Lower Cladding **

OBK# 62

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Late w126 brakes on w123 - by slave2oil - 04-10-2008, 10:29 PM

RE: Late w126 brakes on w123 - by ForcedInduction - 04-21-2009, 07:31 PM

RE: Late w126 brakes on w123 - by winmutt - 04-22-2009, 05:24 PM

RE: Late w126 brakes on w123 - by ForcedInduction - 04-22-2009, 11:00 PM

RE: Late w126 brakes on w123 - by ForcedInduction - 06-14-2009, 06:12 PM

RE: Late w126 brakes on w123 - by SurfRodder - 06-15-2009, 04:54 AM

RE: Late w126 brakes on w123 - by ForcedInduction - 06-15-2009, 04:59 AM

RE: Late w126 brakes on w123 - by winmutt - 06-15-2009, 09:08 PM

RE: Late w126 brakes on w123 - by SurfRodder - 06-17-2009, 01:09 PM

RE: Late w126 brakes on w123 - by Motorhead - 08-21-2009, 10:40 AM

RE: Late w126 brakes on w123 - by ForcedInduction - 08-21-2009, 10:54 AM

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RE: Late w126 brakes on w123 - by winmutt - 03-04-2011, 10:12 AM

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Re: Late w126 brakes on w123 - by winmutt - 04-14-2008, 11:11 AM

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Re: Late w126 brakes on w123 - by ForcedInduction - 04-14-2008, 01:43 AM

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Re: Late w126 brakes on w123 - by bgkast - 04-15-2008, 11:35 AM

Re: Late w126 brakes on w123 - by winmutt - 04-15-2008, 05:01 PM

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Re: Late w126 brakes on w123 - by winmutt - 05-28-2008, 01:37 PM

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Re: Late w126 brakes on w123 - by winmutt - 06-20-2008, 06:54 PM

Re: Late w126 brakes on w123 - by winmutt - 08-13-2008, 09:05 AM

Re: Late w126 brakes on w123 - by bgkast - 08-15-2008, 12:43 AM

Re: Late w126 brakes on w123 - by ForcedInduction - 09-13-2008, 05:56 AM

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