The lock pin must be purchased from MB. I see about 1 hr of work
maximum ( if you have shop facilities). Two hours if
you don't have any welding equipment and have to pay someone to weld the
plates on the end. I'll photograph it when I
make it.
Incidentally, has anyone translated the toe in values into millimeters?
I used an optical transit to align a relative's car after
they went to an alignment shop. The shop apparently could not loosen a
particular nut so they told him it was finished and
charged him.
After he left the shop the problem came back again. He brought it into
my plant and we lifted it with a forklift. The nut
was seized and would not budge even with Kroil. I used a fine brazing
tip with oxygen/acytelene. I made the nut red hot
and then let it cool down. This was done four times before the nut
would move. Of course it got a good coating of
anti seize.
Back to the issue. The method I used was to take a reading of the back
rim with the transit, then project the value to the
front rim and add the toe in value. The car in question was a Honda
Accord. The results appear to be satisfactory. If
anyone has any comments on this procedure, please let me know. I have
not tried this on my 350SDL.
Constantine
