Yesterday's gluing of the door pocket came out well, it looks good and seems nice and strong. Time for round two. I cut two thin strips of metal (stiffening spines from a wiper blade) to nestle into the ribs at the top of the pocket and glued them in place over the break there. (Shoe Goo, of course.) I also ran a bead over the few remaining minor cracks not covered by the metal sheet, and beaded over the metal's edge anywhere it was still exposed. This was set aside to dry. The vinyl repair on the door panel looked good too, so I used weatherstrip cement and a bunch of tiny spring clamps to put back the edge I'd peeled loose.
I then fixed the door check. I found a 1.5" bolt with M8x1.25 threads that fit the roller perfectly. When in position half the roller would be on the non-threaded part, so that was good too. I threaded one of the two rivet holes in the spring-loaded arm in the check and drilled the other hole out to fit the non-threaded shank. I then greased the roller and assembled it, using a lock nut to secure it in place. (You can't tighten it into the check because the roller wouldn't spin if you do.) Then I greased up the other roller and the hinge joints and assembled it with the arm extended, as you do for the other cars' door checks. There, that's $170 I don't have to spend! OK, what I _don't_ like about the 107 door check is getting it into and out of the door. What a PITA. It came out with only moderate difficulty yesterday because it was in two pieces, but today... I had to take the check back apart and assemble it with the arm retracted, then dismount and shift the window lift mechanism in order to get enough room to twist the thing through the tiny maze of access holes to get it into place. Then I had to he-man the arm back out in order to get it into the frame hinge. However, once it was all installed it worked well. It took longer to install the check than it did to fix it. Inside the door bottom I found another one of those plastic shields, to go along with the window slider I'd already found. So much for using this door as a pattern for the other! I put another dab of weatherstrip glue on the torn passenger-side soft top window seal, since it was up, and took another stab at headlight adjustment. Some fool had managed to get some kind of plastic material glued into the screws at the top of one of the headlights, I had to take them apart and use a propane torch to soften it up enough to dig it out. Sheesh! I left the headlight bezels off until I can finish the dialing-in. (And I really need to do some paint touch-up under there too, both sides.) -- Jim _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
