Attaboy!! Sehr gut! Sent from my iPhone
> On Jun 11, 2023, at 6:58 PM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > So today was the day I decided to pull the engine/trans/transfercase from > the ML350 parts vehicle. I have stripped almost everything else of any > (potential?) value from the interior and a lot of stuff from the exterior. > > It was on my trailer so I decided I would roll it off partway to get the > front wheels on the ground, leave the rear on the trailer. Since I don't > have a concrete pad I sat the engine hoist on a piece of plywood so I could > pull up on the engine, and maybe pull it forward a bit, then pull the hulk > back onto the trailer. That worked OK until the front driveshaft hung things > up, I had forgot to disconnect it. I dropped the rear TC mounting bar so > everything was loose, jacked it up a bit to get it level, got the driveshaft > off, put a board under the engine/tranny/TC and on the front crossmember so > the assembly would slide out easily. > > It all worked out pretty well, I could pull the assembly a bit but the hoist > wasn't rolling too well, so I just winched the hulk back up and pulled it > away. Worked really well, and pulling the much lighter hulk with the > comealong was a good workout but not nearly as bad as pulling the whole thing. > > Tomorrow I'll jack the hulk up and put it on blocks, take off wheels, > suspension bits, diffs, steering rack, doors, hatch, and anything else I see. > All that stuff looks to be in pretty good shape. I'll take off the TC and > tranny and put the engine back on the trailer for a few more pounds of scrap. > I might pull off a few more engine bits, the cam sensors and valve covers > and whatnot, I got most everything else off it already, coils and stuff. > Then off to the scrapper for a few dineros. > > Fun times! > > -- > --FT > _______________________________________ > 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
