Re: [MBZ] I FINALLY got it out!
Congratulations! Perseverance paid off. On Thu, Jun 4, 2020 at 8:05 PM Craig via Mercedes wrote: > After puzzling about my problems removing the radio in our '93 E300D, and > reading the manual section (82-7502 Removing and installing radio) and > the email suggestions Curley, I decided the black plastic tabs on the > black plastic diaphragm under the radio might have something to do > with my problem, where, even with pulling the back of the radio quite > forceably with a console removing hook tool, I could not remove the radio. > > After putting the special removal tools in the slots on the radio, I used > a large flat-blade screwdriver to force the black plastic tabs downward. > This loosened the right side (yay!), but not the left side. The first > attached picture shows the position of the left tab at this point. > > I forced the left tab down even further, as shown in the second picture, > and was able to easily remove the radio. > > Curley had said with the ash tray removed one did not need the special > removal tools in the slots on the radio. I have found that is true. > > The third and fourth pictures show the operation of the black plastic > tabs. > > The fifth and sixth pictures show how the special removal tools are > supposed to work. I don't know why they did not work -- maybe they slid > below the metal catch tabs and did not retract them at all. > > Once I had the radio out -- and had taken some more pictures -- I checked > the current drain. I will save that description for another email. > > > Craig > ___ > 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 > > -- OK Don "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Wernher Von Braun 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! ___ 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] I FINALLY got it out!
On Thu, 4 Jun 2020 20:38:26 -0500 OK Don via Mercedes wrote: > Congratulations! Perseverance paid off. Thank you. Now all I need to do is locate the current drain ... hint: I think it is worse. Craig ___ 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] I FINALLY got it out!
Craig said: >Now all I need to do is locate the current drain ... >hint: I think it is >worse. Antenna? Alarm system? Three component stereo, with an amp always on? Rick ___ 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] I FINALLY got it out!
On Thu, 04 Jun 2020 23:50:26 -0500 Rick Knoble via Mercedes wrote: > Craig said: > > >Now all I need to do is locate the current drain ... >hint: I think it > >is worse. > > Antenna? Disconnected. > Alarm system? Disconnected. > Three component stereo, with an amp always on? Already ruled out (and maybe disconnected). It turned out to be operator error: I had turned the ignition key to the "run" position so I could move the transmission shift lever all the way backward for clearance when I worked on the radio and had not moved the transmission lever all the way forward and removed the key. Now, the test lamp glows brightly for about half a second and then goes out. The initial surge of current is about 1/2 amp -- though I don't know if my Fluke 77 has enough time to stabilize -- but the final current is low and varies continuously between 12.5 and 18.1 mA. (Note: 15 mA for 30 days is 10.8 ampere-hours, so it is quite low enough to officially say it's not a problem.) Now I need to see if I can connect the antenna and other things without the current drain increasing -- and then continue on to get the car on the road! Craig ___ 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] I FINALLY got it out!
Bravo! Jun 5, 2020 4:43:52 PM Craig via Mercedes : > Now, the test lamp glows brightly for about half a second and then goes > out. The initial surge of current is about 1/2 amp -- though I don't know > if my Fluke 77 has enough time to stabilize -- but the final current is > low and varies continuously between 12.5 and 18.1 mA. (Note: 15 mA for > 30 days is 10.8 ampere-hours, so it is quite low enough to officially > say it's not a problem.) > > Now I need to see if I can connect the antenna and other things without > the current drain increasing -- and then continue on to get the car on > the road! > > Craig Max Dillon 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] I FINALLY got it out!
Congratulations on getting the radio out! It seems like you have been fighting that for months! Attaboy! 2019 Sprinter 12 passenger 144WB 875 miles, low mileage Lutgard AKA Der DoodleWagen 1982 240D, high mileage Hildegard with a low mileage engine, no news Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 5, 2020, at 1:43 PM, Craig via Mercedes wrote: > > On Thu, 04 Jun 2020 23:50:26 -0500 Rick Knoble via Mercedes > wrote: > >> Craig said: >> >>> Now all I need to do is locate the current drain ... >hint: I think it >>> is worse. >> >> Antenna? > > Disconnected. > > >> Alarm system? > > Disconnected. > > >> Three component stereo, with an amp always on? > > Already ruled out (and maybe disconnected). > > > It turned out to be operator error: I had turned the ignition key to the > "run" position so I could move the transmission shift lever all the way > backward for clearance when I worked on the radio and had not moved the > transmission lever all the way forward and removed the key. > > Now, the test lamp glows brightly for about half a second and then goes > out. The initial surge of current is about 1/2 amp -- though I don't know > if my Fluke 77 has enough time to stabilize -- but the final current is > low and varies continuously between 12.5 and 18.1 mA. (Note: 15 mA for > 30 days is 10.8 ampere-hours, so it is quite low enough to officially > say it's not a problem.) > > Now I need to see if I can connect the antenna and other things without > the current drain increasing -- and then continue on to get the car on > the road! > > > Craig > > ___ > 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] I FINALLY got it out!
On Fri, 5 Jun 2020 21:35:20 + (UTC) Max Dillon via Mercedes wrote: > Bravo! Thank you! Craig ___ 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] I FINALLY got it out!
On Fri, 5 Jun 2020 14:36:05 -0700 Kevin Kraly via Mercedes wrote: > Congratulations on getting the radio out! Thank you. > It seems like you have been fighting that for months! I have, though not every waking moment, nor every free moment. > Attaboy! Thank you! Craig ___ 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
