I agree solder won't do it. Braze or tack weld the ball stem back into the bracket.
On Fri, Aug 27, 2021, at 2:49 PM, David Bruckmann via Mercedes wrote: > Good afternoon, > > My 1976 300D's accelerator linkage has come apart. This is the stamped > piece attached to the valve cover immediately before the rod that descends > to the injection pump. The failure is that one of the balls has come loose > from the stamping, meaning that it becomes detached while driving, leading > to "loss of control" as NHTSA would say. > > I was initially hopeful because I was able to order (and pay for) said > linkage (know as LEVER, CONTROL A6170700022, > https://partssearch.mercedes-benz-classic.com/parts/A6170700022 ), but > after two weeks and confirmation with Tom Hanson, the part is definitely > NLA. Too bad, because at under $20 it seemed like a no brainer. > > This part was used *only *on 1975-76 300D 617.910 non-turbo engines. Alas, > the non-turbo W123 had a different linkage, even though they used the same > engine. > > So, options are: > > 1. Find a used one (*DOES ANYONE HERE HAVE THIS PART?*) > > 2. Repair the one I have. I was thinking of using solder to prevent the > ball from being pulled out of the stamping, but I don't thnk that's likely > to succeed in the long term. > > Would welcome ideas on either front! > > 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
