Just remember that if that board slips the weight of the diesel engine has
the potential to punch a hole in the oil pan with the little surface on the
top of a bottle jack. A floor jack may only dent it a bit. That and it is
alot less likely to fall and pinch your hand, arm, fingers, etc..
Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: "Alan Duff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Mercedes mailing list" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, September 01, 2005 9:24 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] changing the motor mounts W123
I've used a bottle jack with no problems, just be sure to use a thick
board to spread out the force. You need to get the hex bolt heads
underneath the mounts cleaned out completly and tap the hex wrench in
solid before trying to loosen the bolt. If you strip the head out you get
to remove the bearer arm and them cut the mount in half to remove it.
Alan Duff
Knoxville, TN
On Wed, 31 Aug 2005 19:09:32 -0500, Peter Frederick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote :
Jack under the oil pan with a board on the jack (use ONLY a floor jack,
not a bottle jack, please!). Yes, you should probably replace the
tranny mount as well, it's usually in better shape, but when they get
soft, you get excessive driveline vibration.
Peter
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