Week off? time to get out the p 2 2 bible and a file and start the
tweaks so it will eat the cheap umc/win/fed stuff.
Dan Penoff via Mercedes <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com>
November 19, 2017 at 7:46 PM
Since I decided to take the week off, I have a number of car related
things queued up to do in my leisure time…
Yesterday I replaced the stops on the rear hatch, as the rubber part
of both had deteriorated to the point where the rubber was pretty much
gone. Maybe all of five minutes to do, and my rear hatch now shuts
with a nice “squish” sound as the latch pulls it closed. I’ve noticed
this is a common issue on the sedans as well.
I’m referring to the rubber “wedges” that are on the sides of the
trunk opening of the W210 sedans. There are similar things on the
wagon rear hatch as well, which is what I replaced.
Today was driver’s lower seat (horsehair) pad. Got a new one from
Mercedes this past week, so I had it all ready to go. The seats on the
W210 are probably one of the easiest seats to remove on a Mercedes
that I’ve encountered. Move it back, take out the front bolts. Move it
forward, take out the back bolts. Unplug the connectors in the front
that are really easy to get to, then pop a trim panel off to remove
the seat belt anchor point and out it comes.
I just sat on the seat on the garage floor to release the cardboard
strips on the bottom edge of the leather cover, and the cover and
horsehair pad slid right off the seat frame to the front. There are
some nylon clips that have to be released to get the cover off, but
that took about five minutes to get them all loose. Then off with the
leather cover, stretch it out over the new horsehair pad, and clip the
retaining wires back on the nylon clips (this is what gives the seat
cover the “pucker” where there are seams between the pads.)
Slide the horsehair pad with leather cover back onto the seat frame,
get it centered, sit on the seat so I can put the edges of the cover
back in the retaining grooves on the seat frame, and do the same on
the back edge.
Clean the interior carpet under the seat and tunnel, put the seat back
in, run the bolts down and reconnect the electricals.
Done!
Nice to have a seat that doesn’t lean to the left from years of use
any more. Yea!!
Tomorrow or Tuesday I believe I’m going to tackle the headliner. Big
job, especially on a wagon…
-D
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