Re: [MBZ] W116 diesel exhaust bracket

2022-08-21 Thread OK Don via Mercedes
Excellent work! On Sat, Aug 20, 2022 at 6:02 PM Craig via Mercedes wrote: > On Sat, 20 Aug 2022 17:56:37 -0500 Allan Streib via Mercedes > wrote: > > > Repaired! > > Congratulations! > > > Craig > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives ht

Re: [MBZ] W116 diesel exhaust bracket

2022-08-20 Thread Craig via Mercedes
On Sat, 20 Aug 2022 17:56:37 -0500 Allan Streib via Mercedes wrote: > Repaired! Congratulations! Craig ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebe

Re: [MBZ] W116 diesel exhaust bracket

2022-08-16 Thread Jim Cathey via Mercedes
> I can weld a bit of replacement from some scrap I have around if necessary. You'll spend less time welding this back together than you'd spend even finding a replacement. And it's 'free' once you have the tools. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To searc

Re: [MBZ] W116 diesel exhaust bracket

2022-08-16 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
Yup, my welding improved substantially the year I kept piecing the '84 190D exhaust back together. I kept fixing it and it kept breaking. Eventually it was more repair than original pipe... -Curt On Tuesday, August 16, 2022 at 05:34:38 PM EDT, Jim Cathey via Mercedes wrote: This kind of

Re: [MBZ] W116 diesel exhaust bracket

2022-08-16 Thread Allan Streib via Mercedes
Yeah that's probably the easiest thing. It does look rusted where it broke, but overall it's solid. I can weld a bit of replacement from some scrap I have around if necessary. On Tue, Aug 16, 2022, at 17:33, Jim Cathey wrote: > This kind of repair is one of the very easiest to do when welding,

Re: [MBZ] W116 diesel exhaust bracket

2022-08-16 Thread Jim Cathey via Mercedes
This kind of repair is one of the very easiest to do when welding, assuming the metal is not all rusted away. Doesn't matter how ugly the weld is, and the metal is relatively heavy. Go for it! -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http:

Re: [MBZ] W116 diesel exhaust bracket

2022-08-16 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
Try and find one at a junkyard. On Tue, Aug 16, 2022, 5:21 PM Allan Streib via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Tracked down my rattling exhaust issue on the 300SD today. The bracket > that holds the front of the exhaust is broken. I see this kit is available, > which includes some of t

[MBZ] W116 diesel exhaust bracket

2022-08-16 Thread Allan Streib via Mercedes
Tracked down my rattling exhaust issue on the 300SD today. The bracket that holds the front of the exhaust is broken. I see this kit is available, which includes some of the bits but does not show the bracket itself (the bracket bolts to the transmission housing). https://www.fcpeuro.com/produc