Re: [MBZ] ML350 Motor Mounts
No Indy. Family is there, but we bailed from Indy last year. Had a house there for roughly six months, sold out and made a little money in the process. -D > On Jun 23, 2022, at 7:50 AM, mitch--- via Mercedes > wrote: > > So if Flagstaff is nice in the summer, what's the purpose of Indy? > Mitch. > > On 2022-06-23 09:51, dan penoff.com via Mercedes wrote: >> Interesting insight, Bob. >> It was a real pleasure doing this job in my “happy place” (Flagstaff) >> as the conditions were comfortable and I had plenty of tools and space >> to work in. Had it been in FL I would have been far less interested in >> doing it, as the garage there is smaller and somewhat cramped and as >> you well know, the climate makes it really unpleasant this time of >> year. The garage in Flagstaff is far from perfect, but it’s much >> better than my Florida garage, so much so that I just like going out >> there and trying to find things to do. > > ___ > 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] ML350 Motor Mounts
So if Flagstaff is nice in the summer, what's the purpose of Indy? Mitch. On 2022-06-23 09:51, dan penoff.com via Mercedes wrote: Interesting insight, Bob. It was a real pleasure doing this job in my “happy place” (Flagstaff) as the conditions were comfortable and I had plenty of tools and space to work in. Had it been in FL I would have been far less interested in doing it, as the garage there is smaller and somewhat cramped and as you well know, the climate makes it really unpleasant this time of year. The garage in Flagstaff is far from perfect, but it’s much better than my Florida garage, so much so that I just like going out there and trying to find things to do. ___ 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] ML350 Motor Mounts
Interesting insight, Bob. It was a real pleasure doing this job in my “happy place” (Flagstaff) as the conditions were comfortable and I had plenty of tools and space to work in. Had it been in FL I would have been far less interested in doing it, as the garage there is smaller and somewhat cramped and as you well know, the climate makes it really unpleasant this time of year. The garage in Flagstaff is far from perfect, but it’s much better than my Florida garage, so much so that I just like going out there and trying to find things to do. I haven’t had the chance to enjoy the fruits of my labor just yet as I haven’t had a reason to go out. Between attempts to limit driving due to the fuel costs and not having a reason to go anywhere, it just got parked in the garage for now. Mrs. Dan and I are going out after work today to pick out some tile for a backsplash in the kitchen, so that will be the first run after replacing the mounts. I’m looking forward to it. I have to admit that I really enjoy the ML550 that’s based in Tampa. The creature comforts make it such a nice ride it’s a real joy to drive. While I want to use the W211 E320 there for daily driving, I just can’t help myself when it comes time to head out and I end up in the ML550. The first tank I got around 16 mpg, compared to the E320 in the low 20s, but again, the pure enjoyment of driving the ML550 pushes me over the top when it comes to a decision of what to drive… -D > On Jun 23, 2022, at 6:39 AM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes > wrote: > > Solid work, Dan. It stokes a small flame that won’t ever entirely extinguish, > I suppose. > I have a truck to sell before I can pick something up that I can get my hands > dirty again (oh wait, people wear gloves these days) and experience the > satisfying feeling of a job well done. > However, every time I with on the AC in the big ole Dodge I do get a bit of > warm satisfying afterglow of having taken out the dash and rebuilding the > HVAC box. > > AZBob > > Sent from my iPad > >> On Jun 22, 2022, at 8:41 PM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes >> wrote: >> >> Great write up. >> >> >> Rick >> >> From: mercedes@okiebenz.com >> Sent: June 22, 2022 10:38 PM >> To: mercedes@okiebenz.com >> Reply-to: mercedes@okiebenz.com >> Cc: d...@penoff.com >> Subject: Re: [MBZ] ML350 Motor Mounts >> >> Having now done this twice, once on the ML500 and once on the ML350, it’s >> equally difficult, but not bad. >> >> The mounts are cheap, like $32 or thereabouts from Mercedes. Don’t buy >> aftermarket mounts! >> >> Do the passenger side first, as it’s the easiest. >> >> 1.) Take out the fender liner >> >> 2.) Remove the nuts from the mount - 1-18mm on the top, 2-16mm on the >> bottom. You can get on the top nut with a ratchet, the bottoms ones with a >> ratchet and some extensions. Make note of the heat shield on the top of the >> mount, and the presence of a flat washer under the top nut. >> >> 3.) With a floor or bottle jack, use some 2” x 2” boards to clear the >> crossmember and sway bar to jack up the engine using the oil pan - be sure >> to use a long board to distribute the weight across the pan. Take the >> plastic cover off the engine first, then disconnect the air cleaner outlet >> to the MAF so the engine can move upward. Jack the engine up (gently) until >> it “tops” out. Watch the back of the engine and the coolant reservoir as you >> do this so you don’t break anything. >> >> 4.) Disconnect the battery, as you’re working in close proximity to the >> starter and alternator, and there are exposed terminals with battery voltage >> on them in this area. Using a star socket, remove the four bolts holding the >> engine support to the engine. >> >> 5.) With the engine support loose, lift the mount out of the frame. >> >> 6.) Place the new mount into position, making note of the “Front” marking on >> the mount so that it is facing the front of the vehicle. >> >> 7.) Reverse the order of work and you’re in business. >> >> Differences between the right and left side mounts: >> >> 1.) The left side mount requires the removal of a heat shield as soon as you >> remove the fender liner. Three 10mm nuts and the heat shield lifts out the >> top of the engine compartment. >> >> 2.) The bottom nuts on the left engine mount are a little tougher to get to. >> You’ll need a 3/8 universal and some long extensions to get to them. There >> is a hose in the way of one, but it can be easily pushed out of the way. >> >> 3.) An 18mm ratcheting box end wrench is
Re: [MBZ] ML350 Motor Mounts
Solid work, Dan. It stokes a small flame that won’t ever entirely extinguish, I suppose. I have a truck to sell before I can pick something up that I can get my hands dirty again (oh wait, people wear gloves these days) and experience the satisfying feeling of a job well done. However, every time I with on the AC in the big ole Dodge I do get a bit of warm satisfying afterglow of having taken out the dash and rebuilding the HVAC box. AZBob Sent from my iPad > On Jun 22, 2022, at 8:41 PM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes > wrote: > > Great write up. > > > Rick > > From: mercedes@okiebenz.com > Sent: June 22, 2022 10:38 PM > To: mercedes@okiebenz.com > Reply-to: mercedes@okiebenz.com > Cc: d...@penoff.com > Subject: Re: [MBZ] ML350 Motor Mounts > > Having now done this twice, once on the ML500 and once on the ML350, it’s > equally difficult, but not bad. > > The mounts are cheap, like $32 or thereabouts from Mercedes. Don’t buy > aftermarket mounts! > > Do the passenger side first, as it’s the easiest. > > 1.) Take out the fender liner > > 2.) Remove the nuts from the mount - 1-18mm on the top, 2-16mm on the bottom. > You can get on the top nut with a ratchet, the bottoms ones with a ratchet > and some extensions. Make note of the heat shield on the top of the mount, > and the presence of a flat washer under the top nut. > > 3.) With a floor or bottle jack, use some 2” x 2” boards to clear the > crossmember and sway bar to jack up the engine using the oil pan - be sure to > use a long board to distribute the weight across the pan. Take the plastic > cover off the engine first, then disconnect the air cleaner outlet to the MAF > so the engine can move upward. Jack the engine up (gently) until it “tops” > out. Watch the back of the engine and the coolant reservoir as you do this so > you don’t break anything. > > 4.) Disconnect the battery, as you’re working in close proximity to the > starter and alternator, and there are exposed terminals with battery voltage > on them in this area. Using a star socket, remove the four bolts holding the > engine support to the engine. > > 5.) With the engine support loose, lift the mount out of the frame. > > 6.) Place the new mount into position, making note of the “Front” marking on > the mount so that it is facing the front of the vehicle. > > 7.) Reverse the order of work and you’re in business. > > Differences between the right and left side mounts: > > 1.) The left side mount requires the removal of a heat shield as soon as you > remove the fender liner. Three 10mm nuts and the heat shield lifts out the > top of the engine compartment. > > 2.) The bottom nuts on the left engine mount are a little tougher to get to. > You’ll need a 3/8 universal and some long extensions to get to them. There is > a hose in the way of one, but it can be easily pushed out of the way. > > 3.) An 18mm ratcheting box end wrench is a big time saver in removing the top > nut. It’s in a tight space and will take a while with a standard offset > combination wrench. No room for a ratchet/socket on this one. > > 4.) The engine support star bolts are harder to get to on the left side, but > can be done with a 3/8” universal and some extensions. There is an additional > star bolt that goes through the AC compressor and into the engine support. > This has to be removed in order for the support to move around and clear the > mount. > > An hour for the right side is about average and two hours for the left if > you’re not in a hurry. > > -D > >> On Jun 22, 2022, at 8:01 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes >> wrote: >> >> I think the mounts on the 05ML500 are shot, probably what the clunking is >> I’ve been hearing. Sounds like a fun job. >> >> --FT >> Sent from iFōn >> >>>> On Jun 22, 2022, at 10:54 PM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes >>>> wrote: >>> >>> Thanks! >>> >>> For those who have done motor mounts on older MBs, later model motor mounts >>> are a major challenge. The W163 is especially unpleasant because you have >>> to replace them form the wheel well, not underneath the car. >>> >>> -D >>> >>>> On Jun 22, 2022, at 6:35 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>> Good work. >>>> >>>> --FT >>>> Sent from iFōn >>>> >>>>>> On Jun 22, 2022, at 9:16 PM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes >>>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Did the left side this afternoon, under two hours from start to finish
Re: [MBZ] ML350 Motor Mounts
Great write up. Rick From: mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: June 22, 2022 10:38 PM To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Reply-to: mercedes@okiebenz.com Cc: d...@penoff.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] ML350 Motor Mounts Having now done this twice, once on the ML500 and once on the ML350, it’s equally difficult, but not bad. The mounts are cheap, like $32 or thereabouts from Mercedes. Don’t buy aftermarket mounts! Do the passenger side first, as it’s the easiest. 1.) Take out the fender liner 2.) Remove the nuts from the mount - 1-18mm on the top, 2-16mm on the bottom. You can get on the top nut with a ratchet, the bottoms ones with a ratchet and some extensions. Make note of the heat shield on the top of the mount, and the presence of a flat washer under the top nut. 3.) With a floor or bottle jack, use some 2” x 2” boards to clear the crossmember and sway bar to jack up the engine using the oil pan - be sure to use a long board to distribute the weight across the pan. Take the plastic cover off the engine first, then disconnect the air cleaner outlet to the MAF so the engine can move upward. Jack the engine up (gently) until it “tops” out. Watch the back of the engine and the coolant reservoir as you do this so you don’t break anything. 4.) Disconnect the battery, as you’re working in close proximity to the starter and alternator, and there are exposed terminals with battery voltage on them in this area. Using a star socket, remove the four bolts holding the engine support to the engine. 5.) With the engine support loose, lift the mount out of the frame. 6.) Place the new mount into position, making note of the “Front” marking on the mount so that it is facing the front of the vehicle. 7.) Reverse the order of work and you’re in business. Differences between the right and left side mounts: 1.) The left side mount requires the removal of a heat shield as soon as you remove the fender liner. Three 10mm nuts and the heat shield lifts out the top of the engine compartment. 2.) The bottom nuts on the left engine mount are a little tougher to get to. You’ll need a 3/8 universal and some long extensions to get to them. There is a hose in the way of one, but it can be easily pushed out of the way. 3.) An 18mm ratcheting box end wrench is a big time saver in removing the top nut. It’s in a tight space and will take a while with a standard offset combination wrench. No room for a ratchet/socket on this one. 4.) The engine support star bolts are harder to get to on the left side, but can be done with a 3/8” universal and some extensions. There is an additional star bolt that goes through the AC compressor and into the engine support. This has to be removed in order for the support to move around and clear the mount. An hour for the right side is about average and two hours for the left if you’re not in a hurry. -D > On Jun 22, 2022, at 8:01 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes > wrote: > > I think the mounts on the 05ML500 are shot, probably what the clunking is > I’ve been hearing. Sounds like a fun job. > > --FT > Sent from iFōn > >> On Jun 22, 2022, at 10:54 PM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes >> wrote: >> >> Thanks! >> >> For those who have done motor mounts on older MBs, later model motor mounts >> are a major challenge. The W163 is especially unpleasant because you have to >> replace them form the wheel well, not underneath the car. >> >> -D >> >>> On Jun 22, 2022, at 6:35 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes >>> wrote: >>> >>> Good work. >>> >>> --FT >>> Sent from iFōn >>> >>>>> On Jun 22, 2022, at 9:16 PM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes >>>>> wrote: >>>> >>>> Did the left side this afternoon, under two hours from start to finish, >>>> not bad. I did much the same on this one as I did on the right side - I >>>> loosened the engine support that sits on the top of the mount to get >>>> enough room to R the mount. Made it pretty simple, not nearly the pig of >>>> a job it is when I did it on my last ML. >>>> >>>> Left side mount was totally trashed. Completely collapsed and the top bolt >>>> and anchor was torn away from the rubber, so it was resting directly on >>>> the steel frame of the mount. >>>> >>>> Car idles like “buttah” now. All I have left to do is order some of the >>>> plastic nuts that hold the fender liner in place, as the last person who >>>> was in there decided that they weren’t important and left some of them >>>> off. Idiot. >>>> >>>> -D >>>> ___ >>>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>>> >
Re: [MBZ] ML350 Motor Mounts
Having now done this twice, once on the ML500 and once on the ML350, it’s equally difficult, but not bad. The mounts are cheap, like $32 or thereabouts from Mercedes. Don’t buy aftermarket mounts! Do the passenger side first, as it’s the easiest. 1.) Take out the fender liner 2.) Remove the nuts from the mount - 1-18mm on the top, 2-16mm on the bottom. You can get on the top nut with a ratchet, the bottoms ones with a ratchet and some extensions. Make note of the heat shield on the top of the mount, and the presence of a flat washer under the top nut. 3.) With a floor or bottle jack, use some 2” x 2” boards to clear the crossmember and sway bar to jack up the engine using the oil pan - be sure to use a long board to distribute the weight across the pan. Take the plastic cover off the engine first, then disconnect the air cleaner outlet to the MAF so the engine can move upward. Jack the engine up (gently) until it “tops” out. Watch the back of the engine and the coolant reservoir as you do this so you don’t break anything. 4.) Disconnect the battery, as you’re working in close proximity to the starter and alternator, and there are exposed terminals with battery voltage on them in this area. Using a star socket, remove the four bolts holding the engine support to the engine. 5.) With the engine support loose, lift the mount out of the frame. 6.) Place the new mount into position, making note of the “Front” marking on the mount so that it is facing the front of the vehicle. 7.) Reverse the order of work and you’re in business. Differences between the right and left side mounts: 1.) The left side mount requires the removal of a heat shield as soon as you remove the fender liner. Three 10mm nuts and the heat shield lifts out the top of the engine compartment. 2.) The bottom nuts on the left engine mount are a little tougher to get to. You’ll need a 3/8 universal and some long extensions to get to them. There is a hose in the way of one, but it can be easily pushed out of the way. 3.) An 18mm ratcheting box end wrench is a big time saver in removing the top nut. It’s in a tight space and will take a while with a standard offset combination wrench. No room for a ratchet/socket on this one. 4.) The engine support star bolts are harder to get to on the left side, but can be done with a 3/8” universal and some extensions. There is an additional star bolt that goes through the AC compressor and into the engine support. This has to be removed in order for the support to move around and clear the mount. An hour for the right side is about average and two hours for the left if you’re not in a hurry. -D > On Jun 22, 2022, at 8:01 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes > wrote: > > I think the mounts on the 05ML500 are shot, probably what the clunking is > I’ve been hearing. Sounds like a fun job. > > --FT > Sent from iFōn > >> On Jun 22, 2022, at 10:54 PM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes >> wrote: >> >> Thanks! >> >> For those who have done motor mounts on older MBs, later model motor mounts >> are a major challenge. The W163 is especially unpleasant because you have to >> replace them form the wheel well, not underneath the car. >> >> -D >> >>> On Jun 22, 2022, at 6:35 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes >>> wrote: >>> >>> Good work. >>> >>> --FT >>> Sent from iFōn >>> > On Jun 22, 2022, at 9:16 PM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes > wrote: Did the left side this afternoon, under two hours from start to finish, not bad. I did much the same on this one as I did on the right side - I loosened the engine support that sits on the top of the mount to get enough room to R the mount. Made it pretty simple, not nearly the pig of a job it is when I did it on my last ML. Left side mount was totally trashed. Completely collapsed and the top bolt and anchor was torn away from the rubber, so it was resting directly on the steel frame of the mount. Car idles like “buttah” now. All I have left to do is order some of the plastic nuts that hold the fender liner in place, as the last person who was in there decided that they weren’t important and left some of them off. Idiot. -D ___ 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 >>> >> >> ___ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or
Re: [MBZ] ML350 Motor Mounts
Attaboy! Kevin in Lexington, NC Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 22, 2022, at 9:16 PM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes > wrote: > > Did the left side this afternoon, under two hours from start to finish, not > bad. I did much the same on this one as I did on the right side - I loosened > the engine support that sits on the top of the mount to get enough room to > R the mount. Made it pretty simple, not nearly the pig of a job it is when > I did it on my last ML. > > Left side mount was totally trashed. Completely collapsed and the top bolt > and anchor was torn away from the rubber, so it was resting directly on the > steel frame of the mount. > > Car idles like “buttah” now. All I have left to do is order some of the > plastic nuts that hold the fender liner in place, as the last person who was > in there decided that they weren’t important and left some of them off. Idiot. > > -D > ___ > 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] ML350 Motor Mounts
I think the mounts on the 05ML500 are shot, probably what the clunking is I’ve been hearing. Sounds like a fun job. --FT Sent from iFōn > On Jun 22, 2022, at 10:54 PM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes > wrote: > > Thanks! > > For those who have done motor mounts on older MBs, later model motor mounts > are a major challenge. The W163 is especially unpleasant because you have to > replace them form the wheel well, not underneath the car. > > -D > >> On Jun 22, 2022, at 6:35 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes >> wrote: >> >> Good work. >> >> --FT >> Sent from iFōn >> On Jun 22, 2022, at 9:16 PM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes wrote: >>> >>> Did the left side this afternoon, under two hours from start to finish, >>> not bad. I did much the same on this one as I did on the right side - I >>> loosened the engine support that sits on the top of the mount to get enough >>> room to R the mount. Made it pretty simple, not nearly the pig of a job >>> it is when I did it on my last ML. >>> >>> Left side mount was totally trashed. Completely collapsed and the top bolt >>> and anchor was torn away from the rubber, so it was resting directly on the >>> steel frame of the mount. >>> >>> Car idles like “buttah” now. All I have left to do is order some of the >>> plastic nuts that hold the fender liner in place, as the last person who >>> was in there decided that they weren’t important and left some of them off. >>> Idiot. >>> >>> -D >>> ___ >>> 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 >> > > ___ > 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] ML350 Motor Mounts
Thanks! For those who have done motor mounts on older MBs, later model motor mounts are a major challenge. The W163 is especially unpleasant because you have to replace them form the wheel well, not underneath the car. -D > On Jun 22, 2022, at 6:35 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes > wrote: > > Good work. > > --FT > Sent from iFōn > >> On Jun 22, 2022, at 9:16 PM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes >> wrote: >> >> Did the left side this afternoon, under two hours from start to finish, not >> bad. I did much the same on this one as I did on the right side - I loosened >> the engine support that sits on the top of the mount to get enough room to >> R the mount. Made it pretty simple, not nearly the pig of a job it is when >> I did it on my last ML. >> >> Left side mount was totally trashed. Completely collapsed and the top bolt >> and anchor was torn away from the rubber, so it was resting directly on the >> steel frame of the mount. >> >> Car idles like “buttah” now. All I have left to do is order some of the >> plastic nuts that hold the fender liner in place, as the last person who was >> in there decided that they weren’t important and left some of them off. >> Idiot. >> >> -D >> ___ >> 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 > ___ 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] ML350 Motor Mounts
Good work. --FT Sent from iFōn > On Jun 22, 2022, at 9:16 PM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes > wrote: > > Did the left side this afternoon, under two hours from start to finish, not > bad. I did much the same on this one as I did on the right side - I loosened > the engine support that sits on the top of the mount to get enough room to > R the mount. Made it pretty simple, not nearly the pig of a job it is when > I did it on my last ML. > > Left side mount was totally trashed. Completely collapsed and the top bolt > and anchor was torn away from the rubber, so it was resting directly on the > steel frame of the mount. > > Car idles like “buttah” now. All I have left to do is order some of the > plastic nuts that hold the fender liner in place, as the last person who was > in there decided that they weren’t important and left some of them off. Idiot. > > -D > ___ > 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
[MBZ] ML350 Motor Mounts
Did the left side this afternoon, under two hours from start to finish, not bad. I did much the same on this one as I did on the right side - I loosened the engine support that sits on the top of the mount to get enough room to R the mount. Made it pretty simple, not nearly the pig of a job it is when I did it on my last ML. Left side mount was totally trashed. Completely collapsed and the top bolt and anchor was torn away from the rubber, so it was resting directly on the steel frame of the mount. Car idles like “buttah” now. All I have left to do is order some of the plastic nuts that hold the fender liner in place, as the last person who was in there decided that they weren’t important and left some of them off. Idiot. -D ___ 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
