That’s great! You had a major advantage if you dropped the differential. With the diff in the car the job is really unpleasant.
I started on the mounts in the eldest’s E300D a few months ago and gave up, leaving the old ones intact. They really weren’t bad, but we were trying to replace some of the rubber in the drive train to tighten up the car. I have access to the MB tool, I just need to get it from the guy I know that has it. -D > On Oct 20, 2018, at 2:45 PM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > Done with both mounts, using all-thread / socket / washers. I'm SO glad > this job wasn't was bad as you describe Dan. I must be living right. > > They were dead, left side was very badly deteriorated. This work is on The > White Whale, 390k miles, and the differential has so much slop in the right > side bearing that I get bad knocking noises from the rear end under > acceleration. Both half-axles were also shot. > > I've got a very nice used differential from Wilton's 300D, only 148k miles, > so that differential and axles are going into The White Whale. > > I ordered new differential mounts from FCP Euro last Sunday, got the wrong > count. There are two rear diff mounts, bushings really. There is a single > mount at the front, but that is really two pieces that make a sandwich on > the sub-frame. I thought I ordered two rear mounts and one front mount > (assuming I'd get both halves of the front mount). I ended up with two > boxes of rear mounts (with two bushings in each box) and one half of the > front mount. I'll reuse the best looking side from Wilton's sedan for now. > > OK, back out under TWW to muscle the diff into place, fun fun fun... > ------------- > Max > Charleston SC > > > On Sat, Oct 20, 2018 at 1:46 PM Dan Penoff via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> Is there a reason why you want to change these out? Are they worn or >> otherwise looking like they need replacement? >> >> I ask because they are a total pig to replace. >> >> -D >> >> >>> On Oct 20, 2018, at 1:42 PM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes < >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>> >>> Thanks guys. Air chisel - that doesn't sound good, I don't have one of >>> those.... >>> >>> Reading the FSM 35-050, a special tool is required to measure a dimension >>> between left mount and a spot on the sub-frame, looks like MB wants the >>> mounts to be flat to each other and perpendicular to the driveshaft? How >>> do I work around lack of that special tool? >>> ------------- >>> Max >>> Charleston SC >>> >>> >>> On Sat, Oct 20, 2018 at 1:34 PM Dan Penoff via Mercedes < >>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>> >>>> And you’ll need an air chisel to get the mounts out most likely. From >> the >>>> back, I would add. >>>> >>>> -D >>>> >>>> >>>>> On Oct 20, 2018, at 1:27 PM, Frederick Moir via Mercedes < >>>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Max. >>>>> "Looks like I'll need to fashion up some sort of puller with big >> sockets >>>> and >>>>> a nice piece of acme all-thread. " >>>>> That's what I did. >>>>> Fred. >>>>> >>>>> On Sat, Oct 20, 2018 at 1:17 PM Meade Dillon via Mercedes < >>>>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> What's the method for R&R the differential mounts in the sub-frame at >>>> the >>>>>> rear of the differential? >>>>>> >>>>>> I seem to recall someone said they are driven out to the front of the >>>> car? >>>>>> >>>>>> Looks like I'll need to fashion up some sort of puller with big >> sockets >>>> and >>>>>> a nice piece of acme all-thread. >>>>>> ------------- >>>>>> Max >>>>>> Charleston SC >>>>>> _______________________________________ >>>>>> http://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 >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Fred Moir >>>>> Lynn MA >>>>> Diesel preferred >>>>> _______________________________________ >>>>> http://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 >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________ >>>> http://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 >>>> >>>> >>> _______________________________________ >>> http://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 >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://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 >> >> > _______________________________________ > http://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 > _______________________________________ http://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
