There’s a special tool for it as well, I believe. You have to use the wire from the big clips or you don’t get enough “retraction” of the spring.
-D > On Jan 10, 2019, at 11:22 AM, Max Dillon via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > Thanks, that trick is cool. I'll share with my indie next time I see him. > -- > Max Dillon > Charleston SC > >> On January 10, 2019 10:50:31 AM EST, Dan--- via Mercedes >> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> Yes, the trick with the rear view mirror spring works on any of them >> that use the opposing spring loaded pin arrangement. Beats the heck out >> of having to bang on them to get it back in the base. >> >> As for knowing what has to be done, when I get a car that’s new to me, >> I spend some time surveying it, making a list of issues I see that >> require attention. Once I do the list, I try to prioritize things and >> group them based on the system or location. That allows me to >> coordinate my parts orders and the work. For example, I coordinated >> cooling system hose replacement, new clamps, heater valve >> refurbishment, thermostat replacement and cooling system flush/fill >> with this approach. Saves a lot of time and effort and minimizes the >> potential for rework. >> >> -D >> >>> On Jan 10, 2019, at 10:18 AM, Max Dillon via Mercedes >> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>> >>> The trick with the spring for the rear view mirror, will that work on >> later cars like a 124? >>> -- >>> Max Dillon >>> Charleston SC >>> >>>> On January 9, 2019 10:04:50 PM EST, Dan Penoff via Mercedes >> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>>> A bunch of little detail things today. Fun stuff. >>>> >>>> >> http://penoff.com/1965_220SEb_Blog/Entries/2019/1/9_Its_all_in_the_details.html >>>> >>>> -D >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________ >>>> 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
