Re: [MBZ] How to rebuild hydraulic lifters
Thanks for the early Atta whatzit.No pictures yet.The lifters are a mixed lot of 20 that I'm using for practice. Some are clean and almost dry and some are partially filled with black guck.I'll post more as the experiment continues. Fred Moir.Lynn MA.Diesel preferred. > Date: Thu, 4 Jun 2015 19:11:39 -0400 > To: mercedes@okiebenz.com > Subject: Re: [MBZ] How to rebuild hydraulic lifters > From: mercedes@okiebenz.com > CC: dillonm...@gmail.com > > Awesome! Pictures? > > How do the innards look, clean/dirty wise? > -- > Max Dillon > Charleston SC > '87 300TD > '95 E300 > ___ > 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
Re: [MBZ] How to rebuild hydraulic lifters
Awesome! Pictures? How do the innards look, clean/dirty wise? -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '87 300TD '95 E300 ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] How to rebuild hydraulic lifters
ATTABOY! You shoulda seen the tools and jigs we made in Greenland to help us in rebuilding 10 LARGE (well, I thought they were large then) Diesel generator engines. Wilton - Original Message - From: "Fred Moir via Mercedes" To: "Mercedes Discussion List" Cc: "Fred Moir" Sent: Thursday, June 04, 2015 5:29 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] How to rebuild hydraulic lifters Interim report.The method demonstrated in the video did not work for me, as I could not get them to separate.So, in best english fashion, I had to make-do and make a tool.The tool is a 2 ft long piece of 1x3 oak and holds the lifter in a simple clamp, open side down. A few whacks on the bench and the valve pops out.The wrists on the guy in the vid must have been strengthened by many short stroke oscillations.YMMVFred. Fred Moir.Lynn MA.Diesel preferred. Date: Mon, 20 Apr 2015 14:23:35 -0400 From: dillonm...@gmail.com To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: [MBZ] How to rebuild hydraulic lifters Found this in a post on peach parts. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySf0r8GGMOY&feature=youtu.be Looks interesting, but I wouldn't completely fill each lifter with oil before installing. I've had to fight through an over-filled lifter before, it would be better to install them flat and let them inflate to proper height in-situ. Max Charleston SC ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] How to rebuild hydraulic lifters
Interim report.The method demonstrated in the video did not work for me, as I could not get them to separate.So, in best english fashion, I had to make-do and make a tool.The tool is a 2 ft long piece of 1x3 oak and holds the lifter in a simple clamp, open side down. A few whacks on the bench and the valve pops out.The wrists on the guy in the vid must have been strengthened by many short stroke oscillations.YMMVFred. Fred Moir.Lynn MA.Diesel preferred. > Date: Mon, 20 Apr 2015 14:23:35 -0400 > From: dillonm...@gmail.com > To: mercedes@okiebenz.com > Subject: [MBZ] How to rebuild hydraulic lifters > > Found this in a post on peach parts. > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySf0r8GGMOY&feature=youtu.be > > Looks interesting, but I wouldn't completely fill each lifter with oil > before installing. I've had to fight through an over-filled lifter before, > it would be better to install them flat and let them inflate to proper > height in-situ. > Max > Charleston SC ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] How to rebuild hydraulic lifters
Max.They look the same, and they are INA lifters, of which I have a set of 12.Will post as appropriate. Unless there is a total screw-up, of course!Fred. Fred Moir.Lynn MA.Diesel preferred. > Date: Mon, 20 Apr 2015 15:20:17 -0400 > From: dillonm...@gmail.com > To: mercedes@okiebenz.com > Subject: Re: [MBZ] How to rebuild hydraulic lifters > > Fred, > Note that the lifters in the video are for VW engine. No idea if MB > lifters come apart same way, let us know how it goes! > Max > Charleston SC ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] How to rebuild hydraulic lifters
Fred, Note that the lifters in the video are for VW engine. No idea if MB lifters come apart same way, let us know how it goes! - Max Charleston SC ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] How to rebuild hydraulic lifters
Max.Thank you!Best information I have seen yet.Now to fix 36 lifters, now that I know how. Fred Moir.Lynn MA.Diesel preferred. > Date: Mon, 20 Apr 2015 14:23:35 -0400 > From: dillonm...@gmail.com > To: mercedes@okiebenz.com > Subject: [MBZ] How to rebuild hydraulic lifters > > Found this in a post on peach parts. > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySf0r8GGMOY&feature=youtu.be > > Looks interesting, but I wouldn't completely fill each lifter with oil > before installing. I've had to fight through an over-filled lifter before, > it would be better to install them flat and let them inflate to proper > height in-situ. > > - > Max > Charleston SC ___ 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
[MBZ] How to rebuild hydraulic lifters
Found this in a post on peach parts. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySf0r8GGMOY&feature=youtu.be Looks interesting, but I wouldn't completely fill each lifter with oil before installing. I've had to fight through an over-filled lifter before, it would be better to install them flat and let them inflate to proper height in-situ. - Max Charleston SC ___ 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
