Thanks Wilton, her parts are indeed sorely needed and I'm very glad to have them. -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '87 300TD '95 E300
On October 21, 2018 4:39:43 PM EDT, WILTON via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >Glad her parts are going to good use. ATTABOY! > >W > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Meade Dillon via Mercedes" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> >To: "Mercedes" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> >Cc: "Meade Dillon" <dillonm...@gmail.com> >Sent: Saturday, October 20, 2018 2:45 PM >Subject: Re: [MBZ] 124 Differential Swap - Rear Mounts > > >> 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 _______________________________________ 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
