You're welcome, Gerry. And I *don't* think you would want to be living in Palm River these days.... it's not the nicest part of town, unless you're looking for illicit behavior or articles.
Dan --- archer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I know where that is. Lived near Palm River many > years ago. > Thanks, Dan. > Gerry > ------------------------------------- > From: "LWB250" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > These are the guys. They're more into truck and > heavy equipment stuff, > > but they did a good job and worked with me to get > it right. > > > > Florida Powertrain & Hydraulics Inc > > 6501 Adamo Dr | Tampa, FL 33619 > > PH: (813) 623-6713 | FX: (813) 623-6713 > > > > > > archer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Do you recall the name of the drive shaft repair > place in Tampa, Dan? > > > > I have a vibration at speeds over about 55mph on > my '83 300D which I hope > > will be cured by replacing a bad axle and noisy > differential. > > The differential I got locally was unbolted at the > flex disc which looks > > newer than the one on the car. Are there any kind > of alignment marks or > > special things to watch out for if I just bolt the > drive shaft on to the > > flex disc that's already mounted on the > differential? > > Thanks, > > Gerry > > '83 300D and 240D > > ---------------------------------------------- > > From: "LWB250" > >> I had a 250LWB, which is a 123 chassis that's > been stretched (by the > >> factory) for use as a taxi. This particular > chassis, due to the length, > >> has a three piece drive shaft, meaning two flex > disk, two center > >> bearings, > >> and three sections. > >> I don't recall what precipitated the problem, but > it developed (or may > >> have had it when I got it) vibration at certain > speeds. I found a bum > >> center bearing and carrier and replaced it. No > joy. I replaced the > >> second center bearing and carrier. Still no > relief. I R&R'ed it, checked > >> the marks, reassembled, nada. > >> This took place over the course of several > months. By the final time I > >> R&R'ed the whole thing (I was getting really good > at it!) I found what I > >> suspected was a bad U joint. Knowing that the > process for replacing MB U > >> joints was a very specialized one, I went to my > local drive shaft repair > >> house and talked to them about it. > >> "Heck, there's nothing special about that - we do > it all the time!" > >> They had to ship it to their Miami location, > since the shop here in Tampa > >> didn't have a balancer that could handle the > length of my shaft. No > >> additional charge to do this, just a couple of > days and it was back. > > I get the shaft in pieces, load it up, take it > home and lay it out on the > > garage floor for reassembly. Guess what? They > didn't put match marks on > > the pieces. Damn. > >> I called them up and was assured that it didn't > matter, as they had > >> balanced it as separate sections as well as a > complete shaft. What? They > >> also said that if I installed it and it still had > vibration to bring it > >> back, they would rebalance it, and send it back > with match marks. > >> That's ultimately what happened. A real PITA, but > after nearly two years > >> I didn't have this horrendous vibration around 10 > mph that sounded like > >> it > >> was going to tear open the floor just above the > second center bearing. > >> I still have a box of the locknuts for the flex > disk bolts as a > >> reminder.... > >> Dan > > > _______________________________________ > 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 > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ _______________________________________ 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
