Attaboy! That is so nice to hear when a good, old Mercedes can be saved. I’ve got Hildegard up on ramps and ready to do the engine mounts. I’m planning to do the fan shroud replacement afterward since I won’t have to worry about fan blade clearance when I jack up the engine without the shroud in place. Kevin in Hillsboro, OR 2019 Sprinter 330 miles, Low Mileage Lutgard AKA Der Doodlewagen 1982 240D, High Mileage Hildegard
Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 28, 2020, at 7:14 PM, Curley McLain via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > By the way, the rear brake lines are 18" Left, and 33 " right. I used 18" > and 36" premade lines. ABS, but not limited slip. > > The subframe is in. Yay! > > I put the assembled subframe on a heavy sheet of cardboard, then slid it > under. > > I made a wood platform to hold the subframe without Diff and axles that would > balance it on the floor jack. It worked like a charm. I was able to slide > the jack under the platform under the car. I jacked the subframe up and > into place, making a few adjustments on the way. The right side was a little > higher, so I started bolts on that side first, then went to the left side; > jacked it up a couple strokes, then started those bolts; checked alignment; > then tightened it up. > > I have pictures of the subframe with the platform It worked slick as snot! > > The LCAs have new bushings in, so those and the springs are next. I was > going to replace the pinion seal on the diff, so I need to make some way to > hold the axles stubs in place so I can get the yoke off to replace the seal. > > Then the axles and diff go in. > > Then calipers and bleeding the brakes > hookup emergency brake > bolt on driveshaft > put up the back 2/3 of the exhaust > and it should be ready! > > Supposed to rain all day tomorrow, so probably nothing will happen until > later. > _______________________________________ > 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
