it is a turbo though? tittled as a 300dt On 2/28/11, Curt Raymond <curtlud...@yahoo.com> wrote: > BTW as a part time member of the correctness police, you have a 300D, there > is no T. > > -Curt > > --- On Mon, 2/28/11, Curt Raymond <curtlud...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > From: Curt Raymond <curtlud...@yahoo.com> > Subject: RE: [MBZ] Tach 1983 300DT > To: "Diesel List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Date: Monday, February 28, 2011, 7:17 PM > > Wheel bearings (front) are easy, dig around in the archives I wrote an > EXTENSIVE plan of attack for them back in '08 when I first did them on my > '83 240D. I'd suggest buying the Harbor Freight dial indicator and magnetic > base (~$30 IIRC) as it makes you that much more confident of precision in > the preload. Too little preload (what you'd consider normal on an American > car) and they'll get loose and make noise, too much and they'll eat > themselves in short order. Correct is 0.0005" which is tricky to guess at. I > can replace one side (which includes races) in about 2 hours. Having it cold > out is actually good as the races come out easier if you then heat the hub. > > The tach problem is the tach amp. Apparently theres some proceedure with a > cigarette butt that'll bring it back temporarily or theres this gizmo: > http://mbelectronicupgrades.com/Tachometer_Amp.html > which some lister suggested is good. > > -Curt > > Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2011 15:28:33 -0600 > From: Peter Hertzing <phertz...@gmail.com> > To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Subject: [MBZ] Tach 1983 300DT > Message-ID: > <aanlktinh33bvh-k8s8cvnftmdow0htqgeac2pb16l...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > Okay - working through some of the problems on my 300DT purchased on > Saturday. What would cause a tach that works sometimes and doesn't others? > Suggestions? How about front wheel bearings? How hard are they to do? > > Peter > > > > > > > > _______________________________________ > 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://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >
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