I use a Harbor Freight slide hammer that has a screw-on attachment on the end which happens to be just the right size to hold a bolt which threads into the pin. If that does not work or if the radiator is in the way I use the same bolt and a stack of washers with a nut to get it out. I've been meaning to put a slot in the washers so I can add more to the stack without unthreading the bolt. Maybe next time. McMaster has slotted washers, but they are insanely expensive.
Don't use the threads in the pin to apply pressure (don't turn the bolt). Thread the bolt fully into the pin an use a nut to apply force. -Dave Walton On Mon, Nov 9, 2009 at 9:01 PM, Jim Arnott <jr.arn...@gmail.com> wrote: > Good evening folks, > > I am Jim Arnott, a long time VW owner (and list admin for a bunch of VW > lists) and possibly a new used Mercedes owner. I live in NE Oregon and have > been driving/repairing VWs most of my life. I have an opportunity to pick > up a '92 190e 2.6 for not a lot of money. I have a single mom daughter that > needs wheels and saving you all the long story, if we were to toss a shiny > Merc her way it would please her to no end (and get her off my back!) > > The 190 that I'm looking at has oil in the coolant so it obviously need a > head gasket. It's also leaking at the rear of the engine and I expect that > that may well be a head gasket issue as well. Changing out the gasket > doesn't look like too big of project, but I do have a question about one > part of the process. > > The service manual 01.1101 I - 415/4 step 8 says "Use impact extractor 116 > 589 20 33 00 to withdraw slide rail pin (74)." > > Not having impact extractor 116 589 20 33 00 to withdraw slide rail pin, is > there a work around? A substitute tool? Does the slide rail pin really need > to be extracted to R&R the head gasket? > > Second question: From what I've gathered through the Googles, head gasket > failure seems to be typical on the 2.6 motor at around 100k miles. Is this > a true statement and how likely is it that a simple replacement will cure > its ills? There is no evidence that the motor has been overheated and the > oil in the coolant is a relatively recent occurrence. The motor runs strong, > has 3 bar oil pressure hot and the temp gauge sits right at 87 deg on a 20 > mile drive at highway speeds. There is no cold pressurization of the cooling > system so it appears that there is no compression leakage to the cooling > system (A common VW problem.) > > Thank you in advance for you wisdom. > > Jim Arnott > Union, OR > > > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
