[MBZ] Rant about driver door window switches-300D's
I am asking the group for some collective wisdom about how to get more service life out of these switches. I live in Arizona, where you typically have the windows rolled up the majority of the year. Yet, every 16 months, for the past 15 years, on each of my three 300D's, I have had to buy a new switch. Usually what happens is that the rocker action becomes sticky, then the switch literally flies apart into your hand on one of the next cycles. At nearly a hundred bux a pop from Rusty, it seems to me that there should be something from a maintenance standpoint that could be done to get some more service life out of these switches. Anyone have some suggestions? Marshall in Feenix '77 300D, '81 300TD, '85 300DT (Kalifornia)
Re: [MBZ] Rant about driver door window switches-300D's
I always disassemble them and spray liberally with contact cleaner. Seems to hold up for 30,000 miles or so like that. On 5/11/06, Marshall Field <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I am asking the group for some collective wisdom about how to get more service life out of these switches. I live in Arizona, where you typically have the windows rolled up the majority of the year. Yet, every 16 months, for the past 15 years, on each of my three 300D's, I have had to buy a new switch. Usually what happens is that the rocker action becomes sticky, then the switch literally flies apart into your hand on one of the next cycles. At nearly a hundred bux a pop from Rusty, it seems to me that there should be something from a maintenance standpoint that could be done to get some more service life out of these switches. Anyone have some suggestions? Marshall in Feenix '77 300D, '81 300TD, '85 300DT (Kalifornia) ___ http://www.striplin.net 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://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net -- Sunil Hari 1992 300D 2.5T - 286Kmi. [EMAIL PROTECTED] 513-205-7474
Re: [MBZ] Rant about driver door window switches-300D's
If you're going to take them apart, do it inside a ziplock bag so, if the parts and pieces jetteson from the housing, they are contained. Be careful taking the switch out/prying up the fakeola chrome trim...it breaks easily after having been in our cars in AZ. Bob Rentfro '77 300D 153K Litchfield Park, AZ - Original Message - From: "Sunil Hari" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2006 4:42 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Rant about driver door window switches-300D's I always disassemble them and spray liberally with contact cleaner. Seems to hold up for 30,000 miles or so like that. On 5/11/06, Marshall Field <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I am asking the group for some collective wisdom about how to get more service life out of these switches. I live in Arizona, where you typically have the windows rolled up the majority of the year. Yet, every 16 months, for the past 15 years, on each of my three 300D's, I have had to buy a new switch. Usually what happens is that the rocker action becomes sticky, then the switch literally flies apart into your hand on one of the next cycles. At nearly a hundred bux a pop from Rusty, it seems to me that there should be something from a maintenance standpoint that could be done to get some more service life out of these switches. Anyone have some suggestions? Marshall in Feenix '77 300D, '81 300TD, '85 300DT (Kalifornia) ___ http://www.striplin.net 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://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net -- Sunil Hari 1992 300D 2.5T - 286Kmi. [EMAIL PROTECTED] 513-205-7474 ___ http://www.striplin.net 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://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net
Re: [MBZ] Rant about driver door window switches-300D's
Usually what happens is that the rocker action becomes sticky, then the switch literally flies apart into your hand on one of the next cycles. Disassemble and clean, then reassemble with a dot of grease on the BB's. But I've never had a switch pop apart by itself, the usual problem around here is they get dirty and stop working correctly. I often do a rocker transplant from good junkyard rear window switches so that I get renewed legends on the front ones. Of course that's a perfect time to clean them too. -- Jim
