I agree with Hendrick. On my old 79 300TD the rails were hopelessly jammed with dirt and rust and mystery stuff (soda pop?). I took the seats out, removed the rails, and washed them thoroughly with soapy water and a brush. After drying I greased them and reassembled the seats. The rails still looked like crap because of surface rust but they worked like new. Do this on a warm day and use some cardboard or a rug to rest the seats on (upside down) while you disassemble the rails. Also, if you have the right size taps, chase out the threads where the seat screws to the floor to make reinstallation smoother.
Scott -----Original Message----- From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Hendrik & Fay Sent: Friday, January 29, 2010 03:53 To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] W123 seat travel (or, my wife's legs have become shorter) To really fix a MB slide rail you need to take the seat out and disassemble the rails, clean them and put some grease in there. Hendrik Craig McCluskey wrote: > On Thu, 28 Jan 2010 08:49:18 -0500 "Dillon, Meade M CIV > SPAWARSYSCEN-ATLANTIC, 53310" <meade.m.dil...@navy.mil> wrote: > > >> I'd guess that your problem is in the height adjustment - probably need >> to get it into the all-the-way-up (i.e. forward most) position. >> > > In other words, there are TWO front-to-back seat adjustments on a W123 > driver's seat: one in the front, corresponding to that on the passenger > side, and one on the side. The one on the side, because the way its > tracks are inclined, affects the height of the seat more than the one in > the front does. > > > Craig > > > > _______________________________________ 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
