Re: [MBZ] Success!!!
No not really. I had thought of that, using some sort of small hydraulic bottle jack but the issue is that the cup ends that fit on the intermediate shaft (both sides) sit up inside the frame rail on both sides. You can sorta reach in there from the bottom, there is a bit of opening but not a lot, and maybe with more clearance (car up higher than I have it) and a mallet and rod of some sort it might be possible, but then that might damage the bearings on the intermediate shaft. Plus getting some tension on the cable would be kinda hard given how the whole thing is set up. The main issue seems to be that there are retaining rings in a slot on both the intermediate shaft and the axles both sides, and these have to be compressed or something as the axle is being pulled out. This will probably be some sort of issue putting it back together, the WIS shows a compression tool like those things for getting fuel line fittings off, I have a set of those. This one they show is $150!!! --FT On 6/19/24 11:46 AM, Jim Cathey via Mercedes wrote: Was there any way to use the cable to put static tension on the dingus, and then whack the dingus with a hammer? -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archiveshttp://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com -- --FT ___ 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] Success!!!
Was there any way to use the cable to put static tension on the dingus, and then whack the dingus with a hammer? -- Jim ___ 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] Success!!!
Yes. $400. It's basically two bars that fit either end of the inside part of the axle with threaded rods that connect the ends of each bar and the slide hammer shaft screws into one of the bars. Probably something I could make but that would have taken a fair amount of effort but maybe not as much as I ended up with. I don't know. --FT On 6/19/24 11:16 AM, Allan Streib wrote: I assume there's an expensive Mercedes tool meant for this job? And would it have been worth it? On Wed, Jun 19, 2024, at 00:09, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes wrote: Yeah I could feel some give on it but I couldn’t really think of any other way to do it. The slack took some finessing too as the cable was about 2ft long to give me room to grab the slide. The inboard cups are inside a frame cutout and even working the loop-knotted (what’s that called?) stiff cable in there took a bit of doing. I could barely fit some fingers in there. There are kits that have these slotted disk things that fit over the back of the axle cup or spline fittings and screw on to the puller directly but there was no room to fit that in through the frame cutouts. Ultimately it worked out ok even with the effort so I can’t complain (much) --FT Sent from iFōn On Jun 18, 2024, at 11:46 PM, Jim Cathey via Mercedes wrote: I'm sure the difficulty was the wire cable. It's got just enough 'give' to it to dampen the effectiveness of the shock from the hammer. Glad it eventually worked, though. -- Jim -- --FT ___ 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] Success!!!
I assume there's an expensive Mercedes tool meant for this job? And would it have been worth it? On Wed, Jun 19, 2024, at 00:09, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes wrote: > Yeah I could feel some give on it but I couldn’t really think of any > other way to do it. The slack took some finessing too as the cable was > about 2ft long to give me room to grab the slide. > > The inboard cups are inside a frame cutout and even working the > loop-knotted (what’s that called?) stiff cable in there took a bit of > doing. I could barely fit some fingers in there. > > There are kits that have these slotted disk things that fit over the > back of the axle cup or spline fittings and screw on to the puller > directly but there was no room to fit that in through the frame > cutouts. > > Ultimately it worked out ok even with the effort so I can’t complain (much) > > --FT > Sent from iFōn > >> On Jun 18, 2024, at 11:46 PM, Jim Cathey via Mercedes >> wrote: >> >> I'm sure the difficulty was the wire cable. It's got just enough 'give' to >> it >> to dampen the effectiveness of the shock from the hammer. Glad it eventually >> worked, though. >> >> -- Jim ___ 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] Success!!!
The cable was my thought on why it was so difficult as well. Happy that it ultimately worked for you. If you had to do these often, you would no doubt find a better way. Randy On 18/06/2024 11:09 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes wrote: Yeah I could feel some give on it but I couldn’t really think of any other way to do it. The slack took some finessing too as the cable was about 2ft long to give me room to grab the slide. The inboard cups are inside a frame cutout and even working the loop-knotted (what’s that called?) stiff cable in there took a bit of doing. I could barely fit some fingers in there. There are kits that have these slotted disk things that fit over the back of the axle cup or spline fittings and screw on to the puller directly but there was no room to fit that in through the frame cutouts. Ultimately it worked out ok even with the effort so I can’t complain (much) --FT Sent from iFōn On Jun 18, 2024, at 11:46 PM, Jim Cathey via Mercedes wrote: I'm sure the difficulty was the wire cable. It's got just enough 'give' to it to dampen the effectiveness of the shock from the hammer. Glad it eventually worked, though. -- Jim ___ 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] Success!!!
Yeah I could feel some give on it but I couldn’t really think of any other way to do it. The slack took some finessing too as the cable was about 2ft long to give me room to grab the slide. The inboard cups are inside a frame cutout and even working the loop-knotted (what’s that called?) stiff cable in there took a bit of doing. I could barely fit some fingers in there. There are kits that have these slotted disk things that fit over the back of the axle cup or spline fittings and screw on to the puller directly but there was no room to fit that in through the frame cutouts. Ultimately it worked out ok even with the effort so I can’t complain (much) --FT Sent from iFōn > On Jun 18, 2024, at 11:46 PM, Jim Cathey via Mercedes > wrote: > > I'm sure the difficulty was the wire cable. It's got just enough 'give' to > it > to dampen the effectiveness of the shock from the hammer. Glad it eventually > worked, though. > > -- Jim > > > ___ > 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] Success!!!
I'm sure the difficulty was the wire cable. It's got just enough 'give' to it to dampen the effectiveness of the shock from the hammer. Glad it eventually worked, though. -- Jim ___ 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] Success!!!
On LF the the end on the diff is a male spline so I can get at it with a metal brush on the drill. That’s the one that was really hard. I’ll grease it up and the new axle *should* slide right on. The RF has a female spline fitting at the diff and the axle has the male spline. I’ll have to see how best to get that one cleaned up. I have to replace the R LCA too, the air strut hooks to that and the buddy won’t come off and the torx hole on the strut tapered bolt has stripped so that’s going to be the next challenge. --FT Sent from iFōn > On Jun 18, 2024, at 10:16 PM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes > wrote: > > I would be wondering what it’s going to take to get the replacement in there… > > -D > >> On Jun 18, 2024, at 6:54 PM, Kevin Kraly via Mercedes >> wrote: >> >> Strong work, literally!! >> Sent from my iPhone >> On Jun 18, 2024, at 9:49 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes wrote: >>> >>> After banging on the LF axle for days, soaking it with Kroil, banging >>> more, soaking etc. I still couldn’t get it loose. Hot wrench time. 3 times >>> with Kroil and banging in between. Really hot. Finally I was ready to give >>> up for the day because my arm and hand were hurting from banging with the >>> slide hammer. But I tried banging one more time and success!!! Got the >>> inner axle fitting off. >>> >>> Yay me. >>> >>> >>> >>> --FT >>> Sent from iFōn___ >>> 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] Success!!!
I would be wondering what it’s going to take to get the replacement in there… -D > On Jun 18, 2024, at 6:54 PM, Kevin Kraly via Mercedes > wrote: > > Strong work, literally!! > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Jun 18, 2024, at 9:49 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes >> wrote: >> >> After banging on the LF axle for days, soaking it with Kroil, banging more, >> soaking etc. I still couldn’t get it loose. Hot wrench time. 3 times with >> Kroil and banging in between. Really hot. Finally I was ready to give up for >> the day because my arm and hand were hurting from banging with the slide >> hammer. But I tried banging one more time and success!!! Got the inner axle >> fitting off. >> >> Yay me. >> >> >> >> --FT >> Sent from iFōn___ >> 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] Success!!!
Strong work, literally!! Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 18, 2024, at 9:49 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes > wrote: > > After banging on the LF axle for days, soaking it with Kroil, banging more, > soaking etc. I still couldn’t get it loose. Hot wrench time. 3 times with > Kroil and banging in between. Really hot. Finally I was ready to give up for > the day because my arm and hand were hurting from banging with the slide > hammer. But I tried banging one more time and success!!! Got the inner axle > fitting off. > > Yay me. > > > > --FT > Sent from iFōn___ > 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] SUCCESS!!! $400 04E500
Yes. --FT On 3/29/23 2:00 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: Is that the one you stole from me? Sent from my iPhone On Mar 29, 2023, at 12:50 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes wrote: I went over to the car with my fancy computer, hooked it up and was able to get a better sense of what was going on. Looked at the LF strut wiring and saw one chewed through by rodents and one missing about 3” from the plug into the loom. Luckily I had some wires in my kit and managed to do some dirty field splices to make connections. Started the car and it started pumping up Sitting fine now, everything working! So the pump I replaced yesterday was probably OK but these wires were the issue. I probably wouldn’t have known all this without my blundering and research yesterday after no success. Or maybe I should’ve looked more closely. But whatever…. So experience and learning…. YAY ME!!! --FT Sent from iFōn___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archiveshttp://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 archiveshttp://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com -- --FT ___ 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] SUCCESS!!! $400 04E500
Actually I was thinking about it and yeah having the DAS really helps with these issues, but there is also learning from failure, which was discouraging me yesterday. I was thinking about what a PITA it was going to be to try to move and load this thing with it slammed and that was getting me all agitated. So getting it fixed today really felt good in that respect. It is great to stand there and see a zero-cost fix actually work and the car start to rise from the dead. Hallelujah it is risen! The engine had been running a bit rough the last coupla times I started it and exhaust was smelling a bit funky although there were no faults for misfires or whatever. I let it run a fair amount today while I had the computer on it and it started running a bit better after it warmed up. Probably the gas is not great after sitting for a few months or however long it has been there. It did start spewing coolant out of a heater hose below the cabin air filter so I'm sure a lot of that stuff is going to have to be changed after the rodents and whatever else has been in there. The fuel sender is not working. I think there is some kind of recall on the fuel system I will have to check into, my daughter had the pump and some other stuff replaced on her 211 wagon under an extended warranty so maybe this car is covered too. --FT On 3/29/23 2:04 PM, OK Don via Mercedes wrote: Congrats! Well done. Or, fancy computer to the rescue - don't leave home without it? On Wed, Mar 29, 2023 at 12:50 PM Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: I went over to the car with my fancy computer, hooked it up and was able to get a better sense of what was going on. Looked at the LF strut wiring and saw one chewed through by rodents and one missing about 3” from the plug into the loom. Luckily I had some wires in my kit and managed to do some dirty field splices to make connections. Started the car and it started pumping up Sitting fine now, everything working! So the pump I replaced yesterday was probably OK but these wires were the issue. I probably wouldn’t have known all this without my blundering and research yesterday after no success. Or maybe I should’ve looked more closely. But whatever…. So experience and learning…. YAY ME!!! --FT Sent from iFōn___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archiveshttp://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com -- --FT ___ 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] SUCCESS!!! $400 04E500
Sehr gut! Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 29, 2023, at 1:50 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes > wrote: > > I went over to the car with my fancy computer, hooked it up and was able to > get a better sense of what was going on. Looked at the LF strut wiring and > saw one chewed through by rodents and one missing about 3” from the plug into > the loom. Luckily I had some wires in my kit and managed to do some dirty > field splices to make connections. > > Started the car and it started pumping up Sitting fine now, everything > working! So the pump I replaced yesterday was probably OK but these wires > were the issue. I probably wouldn’t have known all this without my blundering > and research yesterday after no success. Or maybe I should’ve looked more > closely. But whatever…. So experience and learning…. YAY ME!!! > > > > > > --FT > Sent from iFōn___ > 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] SUCCESS!!! $400 04E500
Congrats! Well done. Or, fancy computer to the rescue - don't leave home without it? On Wed, Mar 29, 2023 at 12:50 PM Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I went over to the car with my fancy computer, hooked it up and was able > to get a better sense of what was going on. Looked at the LF strut wiring > and saw one chewed through by rodents and one missing about 3” from the > plug into the loom. Luckily I had some wires in my kit and managed to do > some dirty field splices to make connections. > > Started the car and it started pumping up Sitting fine now, > everything working! So the pump I replaced yesterday was probably OK but > these wires were the issue. I probably wouldn’t have known all this without > my blundering and research yesterday after no success. Or maybe I should’ve > looked more closely. But whatever…. So experience and learning…. YAY ME!!! > > > > --FT > Sent from iFōn___ > 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 "Quality of life is inversely proportional to the amount of clothing you are wearing." "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 "In science if you know what you are doing you should not be doing it. In engineering if you do not know what you are doing you should not be doing it." -- Richard W. Hamming, The Art of Doing Science and Engineering 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] Success, sorta!
Sent directly --FT Sent from iFōn > On Apr 16, 2022, at 7:14 PM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes > wrote: > > Give me the VIN. > > -D > > Sent from my iPad > >> On Apr 16, 2022, at 6:57 PM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes >> wrote: >> >> The aux fans on the 95E320 were not coming on, engine temp gets up there >> after the car sits while running but stays sorta OK when driving. >> >> I fooled around with it before with no joy. A bit of research today said >> pull the connector off a coolant temp switch next to the thermostat. I did >> that and fans came on! YAY!!! >> >> Now to try to find one, none of the parts places I looked at have this type >> -- the one they have has round pins on it not blades. Bah. I guess I will >> need to call one of the supply houses. >> >> Tried looking in the EPC but can't find it to find a part number >> >> -- >> --FT >> ___ >> 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] Success, sorta!
Give me the VIN. -D Sent from my iPad > On Apr 16, 2022, at 6:57 PM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes > wrote: > > The aux fans on the 95E320 were not coming on, engine temp gets up there > after the car sits while running but stays sorta OK when driving. > > I fooled around with it before with no joy. A bit of research today said > pull the connector off a coolant temp switch next to the thermostat. I did > that and fans came on! YAY!!! > > Now to try to find one, none of the parts places I looked at have this type > -- the one they have has round pins on it not blades. Bah. I guess I will > need to call one of the supply houses. > > Tried looking in the EPC but can't find it to find a part number > > -- > --FT > ___ > 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] Success, sorta!
The aux fans on the 95E320 were not coming on, engine temp gets up there after the car sits while running but stays sorta OK when driving. I fooled around with it before with no joy. A bit of research today said pull the connector off a coolant temp switch next to the thermostat. I did that and fans came on! YAY!!! Now to try to find one, none of the parts places I looked at have this type -- the one they have has round pins on it not blades. Bah. I guess I will need to call one of the supply houses. Tried looking in the EPC but can't find it to find a part number -- --FT ___ 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] Success
You end up doing it three times when you rebuild the rear with the new differential On Mon, Mar 30, 2020, 2:51 PM Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: > I think you’re right. I seem to recall that being the case - you peen a > dimple in the little flange on the nut into the groove for the key that > holds the yoke. > > Not like it’s something you do very often… > > -D > > > On Mar 30, 2020, at 5:29 PM, OK Don via Mercedes > wrote: > > > > IIRC, which is questionable at this point, there outer end of the nut is > > like a sleeve. You dent it into a groove in the shaft. > > > > On Mon, Mar 30, 2020 at 11:39 AM Dan Penoff via Mercedes < > > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > >> Yeah, I don’t think the 12 star nuts that were on later cars have a > >> retention arrangement, like a tab to bend over or something. I’m sure if > >> someone knows better or recalls the details they’ll weigh in. > >> > >> -D > >> > >>> On Mar 30, 2020, at 11:47 AM, Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes < > >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >>> > >>> I did that. Just a touch of the blue stuff. The rattle gun can usually > >>> overcome it to loosen. I cannot recall if there is a bendable tab on it > >>> like the axle nuts but there might be. > >>> > >>> On Sun, Mar 29, 2020, 4:20 PM Craig via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> > >>> wrote: > >>> > On Sun, 29 Mar 2020 09:13:25 -0700 Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes > wrote: > > > Just snug it up to where it was and declare victory. Avoid impact > > wrenching it at all costs. > > > > All it has to do is not let the flange loosen up; the splines take > all > > the torque. > > Would Loctite on the threads help? > > > 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 > >>> > >> > >> > >> ___ > >> 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 > > > > > ___ > 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] Success
I think you’re right. I seem to recall that being the case - you peen a dimple in the little flange on the nut into the groove for the key that holds the yoke. Not like it’s something you do very often… -D > On Mar 30, 2020, at 5:29 PM, OK Don via Mercedes > wrote: > > IIRC, which is questionable at this point, there outer end of the nut is > like a sleeve. You dent it into a groove in the shaft. > > On Mon, Mar 30, 2020 at 11:39 AM Dan Penoff via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> Yeah, I don’t think the 12 star nuts that were on later cars have a >> retention arrangement, like a tab to bend over or something. I’m sure if >> someone knows better or recalls the details they’ll weigh in. >> >> -D >> >>> On Mar 30, 2020, at 11:47 AM, Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes < >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>> >>> I did that. Just a touch of the blue stuff. The rattle gun can usually >>> overcome it to loosen. I cannot recall if there is a bendable tab on it >>> like the axle nuts but there might be. >>> >>> On Sun, Mar 29, 2020, 4:20 PM Craig via Mercedes >>> wrote: >>> On Sun, 29 Mar 2020 09:13:25 -0700 Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes wrote: > Just snug it up to where it was and declare victory. Avoid impact > wrenching it at all costs. > > All it has to do is not let the flange loosen up; the splines take all > the torque. Would Loctite on the threads help? 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 >>> >> >> >> ___ >> 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 > ___ 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
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IIRC, which is questionable at this point, there outer end of the nut is like a sleeve. You dent it into a groove in the shaft. On Mon, Mar 30, 2020 at 11:39 AM Dan Penoff via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Yeah, I don’t think the 12 star nuts that were on later cars have a > retention arrangement, like a tab to bend over or something. I’m sure if > someone knows better or recalls the details they’ll weigh in. > > -D > > > On Mar 30, 2020, at 11:47 AM, Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > I did that. Just a touch of the blue stuff. The rattle gun can usually > > overcome it to loosen. I cannot recall if there is a bendable tab on it > > like the axle nuts but there might be. > > > > On Sun, Mar 29, 2020, 4:20 PM Craig via Mercedes > > wrote: > > > >> On Sun, 29 Mar 2020 09:13:25 -0700 Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes > >> wrote: > >> > >>> Just snug it up to where it was and declare victory. Avoid impact > >>> wrenching it at all costs. > >>> > >>> All it has to do is not let the flange loosen up; the splines take all > >>> the torque. > >> > >> Would Loctite on the threads help? > >> > >> > >> 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 > > > > > ___ > 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
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Yeah, I don’t think the 12 star nuts that were on later cars have a retention arrangement, like a tab to bend over or something. I’m sure if someone knows better or recalls the details they’ll weigh in. -D > On Mar 30, 2020, at 11:47 AM, Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes > wrote: > > I did that. Just a touch of the blue stuff. The rattle gun can usually > overcome it to loosen. I cannot recall if there is a bendable tab on it > like the axle nuts but there might be. > > On Sun, Mar 29, 2020, 4:20 PM Craig via Mercedes > wrote: > >> On Sun, 29 Mar 2020 09:13:25 -0700 Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes >> wrote: >> >>> Just snug it up to where it was and declare victory. Avoid impact >>> wrenching it at all costs. >>> >>> All it has to do is not let the flange loosen up; the splines take all >>> the torque. >> >> Would Loctite on the threads help? >> >> >> 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 > ___ 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
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I did that. Just a touch of the blue stuff. The rattle gun can usually overcome it to loosen. I cannot recall if there is a bendable tab on it like the axle nuts but there might be. On Sun, Mar 29, 2020, 4:20 PM Craig via Mercedes wrote: > On Sun, 29 Mar 2020 09:13:25 -0700 Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes > wrote: > > > Just snug it up to where it was and declare victory. Avoid impact > > wrenching it at all costs. > > > > All it has to do is not let the flange loosen up; the splines take all > > the torque. > > Would Loctite on the threads help? > > > 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
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All of the ones I’ve done use a washer that you peen an edge over onto the flats of the clamp nut to secure it. Not sure how the later ones with the 12 point clamp nut works, I don’t recall. -D > On Mar 29, 2020, at 7:20 PM, Craig via Mercedes wrote: > > On Sun, 29 Mar 2020 09:13:25 -0700 Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes > wrote: > >> Just snug it up to where it was and declare victory. Avoid impact >> wrenching it at all costs. >> >> All it has to do is not let the flange loosen up; the splines take all >> the torque. > > Would Loctite on the threads help? > > > 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
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On Sun, 29 Mar 2020 09:13:25 -0700 Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes wrote: > Just snug it up to where it was and declare victory. Avoid impact > wrenching it at all costs. > > All it has to do is not let the flange loosen up; the splines take all > the torque. Would Loctite on the threads help? 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
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Just snug it up to where it was and declare victory. Avoid impact wrenching it at all costs. All it has to do is not let the flange loosen up; the splines take all the torque. On Sun, Mar 29, 2020, 7:58 AM Jim Cathey via Mercedes wrote: > I replaced the pinion seal on our 450SL. If you torque it back down at > less than the crush torque you shouldn't disturb the pinion position at > all. > > -- Jim > > > ___ > 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
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I replaced the pinion seal on our 450SL. If you torque it back down at less than the crush torque you shouldn't disturb the pinion position at all. -- Jim ___ 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
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The only long term car I did this on was my 1982 300SD. I think I replace the pinion seal around 220k and it was still dry at 280k or thereabouts when I sold it. No observed issues with the diff during that time. On the finnie I stopped what was a pretty significant leak, easily a tablespoon every two or three days. No noise or any other indicators that anything was amiss after I did it. I’ve done some other W126 cars I’ve had and a W123. I can’t recall how long I had any of them after I did the repair, but I’ve never had to mess with a differential on any of my cars over the years other than dealing with pinion seals. I would do it again on any of my cars if necessary. I think it just comes down to being careful and putting everything back exactly as it was when you took it apart. I tried to find my W110 service manuals to look at the procedure for the finnie, but they seem to have escaped me. -D > On Mar 29, 2020, at 8:53 AM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes > wrote: > > Interesting! What is the long-term success rate with this method? > - > Max > Charleston SC > > > On Sun, Mar 29, 2020 at 8:45 AM Dan Penoff via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> Depends on the diff, but the ones I’ve done I just mark everything and put >> it back where it was if there is a crush washer. >> >> The finnie was a good example of that. The diffs in those use a crush >> washer that sets the clearance for the ring and pinion, but if you remove >> the nut holding the pinion and replace everything where it was originally >> you should be good. There’s a torque value that’s used to set the >> clearance, if I recall correctly, but it’s more important to just get >> everything back where it was. >> >> -D >> >>> On Mar 29, 2020, at 8:40 AM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes < >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>> >>> So how do you get the torque right and not mess up the differential? I >>> thought that the FSM called for a special bench jig and all kinds of >>> special tools for measuring various things. >>> - >>> Max >>> Charleston SC >>> >>> >>> On Sun, Mar 29, 2020 at 1:59 AM Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes < >>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>> Yeah you can pull the flange easily enough. Just go easy with the impact putting it back together or you will crush the crush sleeve more and >> have to have the pinion reset. On Sat, Mar 28, 2020, 2:46 PM Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Oh this was the $600E320 > > Doing on the car is probably easiest then. > > --FT > Sent from iPhone > >> On Mar 28, 2020, at 5:00 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >> I’ve never done it any other way. >> >> -D >> >> >> >>> On Mar 28, 2020, at 4:24 PM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>> >>> Oh so you can do it while the diff is on the car? I guess I should > look up the procedure but I doubt if I'm going to do it any time soon. >>> >>> --FT >>> On 3/28/20 4:00 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: New fluid can help, too. Additives that make the seals swell and/or > remain pliable were probably long gone from the fluid that was in it. Pinion seals aren’t hard to do, it’s more of a PITA to drop the >> drive > shaft to get to them. -D > On Mar 28, 2020, at 3:40 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > Changed out the diff fluid on the $600E300. Was nasty. Was not hard > to get the plugs out. Looks like the pinion seal is leaking. Looks >> like a > PITA to get the diff dropped and out so I think I’ll just live with it. > Diff seemed to be fairly full so I guess not too much has leaked. > > --FT > Sent from iPhone > ___ > 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 >>> -- >>> --FT >>> >>> >>> ___ >>> 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 >>> >> >> >>
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Interesting! What is the long-term success rate with this method? - Max Charleston SC On Sun, Mar 29, 2020 at 8:45 AM Dan Penoff via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Depends on the diff, but the ones I’ve done I just mark everything and put > it back where it was if there is a crush washer. > > The finnie was a good example of that. The diffs in those use a crush > washer that sets the clearance for the ring and pinion, but if you remove > the nut holding the pinion and replace everything where it was originally > you should be good. There’s a torque value that’s used to set the > clearance, if I recall correctly, but it’s more important to just get > everything back where it was. > > -D > > > On Mar 29, 2020, at 8:40 AM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > So how do you get the torque right and not mess up the differential? I > > thought that the FSM called for a special bench jig and all kinds of > > special tools for measuring various things. > > - > > Max > > Charleston SC > > > > > > On Sun, Mar 29, 2020 at 1:59 AM Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes < > > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > >> Yeah you can pull the flange easily enough. Just go easy with the impact > >> putting it back together or you will crush the crush sleeve more and > have > >> to have the pinion reset. > >> > >> On Sat, Mar 28, 2020, 2:46 PM Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes < > >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> > >>> Oh this was the $600E320 > >>> > >>> Doing on the car is probably easiest then. > >>> > >>> --FT > >>> Sent from iPhone > >>> > On Mar 28, 2020, at 5:00 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes < > >>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > I’ve never done it any other way. > > -D > > > > > On Mar 28, 2020, at 4:24 PM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < > >>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > Oh so you can do it while the diff is on the car? I guess I should > >>> look up the procedure but I doubt if I'm going to do it any time soon. > > > > --FT > > > >> On 3/28/20 4:00 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: > >> New fluid can help, too. Additives that make the seals swell and/or > >>> remain pliable were probably long gone from the fluid that was in it. > >> > >> Pinion seals aren’t hard to do, it’s more of a PITA to drop the > drive > >>> shaft to get to them. > >> > >> -D > >> > >>> On Mar 28, 2020, at 3:40 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes < > >>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >>> > >>> Changed out the diff fluid on the $600E300. Was nasty. Was not hard > >>> to get the plugs out. Looks like the pinion seal is leaking. Looks > like a > >>> PITA to get the diff dropped and out so I think I’ll just live with it. > >>> Diff seemed to be fairly full so I guess not too much has leaked. > >>> > >>> --FT > >>> Sent from iPhone > >>> ___ > >>> 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 > >> > > -- > > --FT > > > > > > ___ > > 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 > >> > >> > > ___ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >
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Depends on the diff, but the ones I’ve done I just mark everything and put it back where it was if there is a crush washer. The finnie was a good example of that. The diffs in those use a crush washer that sets the clearance for the ring and pinion, but if you remove the nut holding the pinion and replace everything where it was originally you should be good. There’s a torque value that’s used to set the clearance, if I recall correctly, but it’s more important to just get everything back where it was. -D > On Mar 29, 2020, at 8:40 AM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes > wrote: > > So how do you get the torque right and not mess up the differential? I > thought that the FSM called for a special bench jig and all kinds of > special tools for measuring various things. > - > Max > Charleston SC > > > On Sun, Mar 29, 2020 at 1:59 AM Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> Yeah you can pull the flange easily enough. Just go easy with the impact >> putting it back together or you will crush the crush sleeve more and have >> to have the pinion reset. >> >> On Sat, Mar 28, 2020, 2:46 PM Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes < >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >>> Oh this was the $600E320 >>> >>> Doing on the car is probably easiest then. >>> >>> --FT >>> Sent from iPhone >>> On Mar 28, 2020, at 5:00 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes < >>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: I’ve never done it any other way. -D > On Mar 28, 2020, at 4:24 PM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < >>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > Oh so you can do it while the diff is on the car? I guess I should >>> look up the procedure but I doubt if I'm going to do it any time soon. > > --FT > >> On 3/28/20 4:00 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: >> New fluid can help, too. Additives that make the seals swell and/or >>> remain pliable were probably long gone from the fluid that was in it. >> >> Pinion seals aren’t hard to do, it’s more of a PITA to drop the drive >>> shaft to get to them. >> >> -D >> >>> On Mar 28, 2020, at 3:40 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes < >>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>> >>> Changed out the diff fluid on the $600E300. Was nasty. Was not hard >>> to get the plugs out. Looks like the pinion seal is leaking. Looks like a >>> PITA to get the diff dropped and out so I think I’ll just live with it. >>> Diff seemed to be fairly full so I guess not too much has leaked. >>> >>> --FT >>> Sent from iPhone >>> ___ >>> 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 >> > -- > --FT > > > ___ > 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 >> >> > ___ > 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
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So how do you get the torque right and not mess up the differential? I thought that the FSM called for a special bench jig and all kinds of special tools for measuring various things. - Max Charleston SC On Sun, Mar 29, 2020 at 1:59 AM Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Yeah you can pull the flange easily enough. Just go easy with the impact > putting it back together or you will crush the crush sleeve more and have > to have the pinion reset. > > On Sat, Mar 28, 2020, 2:46 PM Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > Oh this was the $600E320 > > > > Doing on the car is probably easiest then. > > > > --FT > > Sent from iPhone > > > > > On Mar 28, 2020, at 5:00 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes < > > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > > > I’ve never done it any other way. > > > > > > -D > > > > > > > > > > > >> On Mar 28, 2020, at 4:24 PM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < > > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > >> > > >> Oh so you can do it while the diff is on the car? I guess I should > > look up the procedure but I doubt if I'm going to do it any time soon. > > >> > > >> --FT > > >> > > >>> On 3/28/20 4:00 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: > > >>> New fluid can help, too. Additives that make the seals swell and/or > > remain pliable were probably long gone from the fluid that was in it. > > >>> > > >>> Pinion seals aren’t hard to do, it’s more of a PITA to drop the drive > > shaft to get to them. > > >>> > > >>> -D > > >>> > > On Mar 28, 2020, at 3:40 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes < > > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > Changed out the diff fluid on the $600E300. Was nasty. Was not hard > > to get the plugs out. Looks like the pinion seal is leaking. Looks like a > > PITA to get the diff dropped and out so I think I’ll just live with it. > > Diff seemed to be fairly full so I guess not too much has leaked. > > > > --FT > > Sent from iPhone > > ___ > > 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 > > >>> > > >> -- > > >> --FT > > >> > > >> > > >> ___ > > >> 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 > > ___ 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] Success
Yeah you can pull the flange easily enough. Just go easy with the impact putting it back together or you will crush the crush sleeve more and have to have the pinion reset. On Sat, Mar 28, 2020, 2:46 PM Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Oh this was the $600E320 > > Doing on the car is probably easiest then. > > --FT > Sent from iPhone > > > On Mar 28, 2020, at 5:00 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > I’ve never done it any other way. > > > > -D > > > > > > > >> On Mar 28, 2020, at 4:24 PM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> > >> Oh so you can do it while the diff is on the car? I guess I should > look up the procedure but I doubt if I'm going to do it any time soon. > >> > >> --FT > >> > >>> On 3/28/20 4:00 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: > >>> New fluid can help, too. Additives that make the seals swell and/or > remain pliable were probably long gone from the fluid that was in it. > >>> > >>> Pinion seals aren’t hard to do, it’s more of a PITA to drop the drive > shaft to get to them. > >>> > >>> -D > >>> > On Mar 28, 2020, at 3:40 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > Changed out the diff fluid on the $600E300. Was nasty. Was not hard > to get the plugs out. Looks like the pinion seal is leaking. Looks like a > PITA to get the diff dropped and out so I think I’ll just live with it. > Diff seemed to be fairly full so I guess not too much has leaked. > > --FT > Sent from iPhone > ___ > 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 > >>> > >> -- > >> --FT > >> > >> > >> ___ > >> 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] Success
Oh this was the $600E320 Doing on the car is probably easiest then. --FT Sent from iPhone > On Mar 28, 2020, at 5:00 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes > wrote: > > I’ve never done it any other way. > > -D > > > >> On Mar 28, 2020, at 4:24 PM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes >> wrote: >> >> Oh so you can do it while the diff is on the car? I guess I should look up >> the procedure but I doubt if I'm going to do it any time soon. >> >> --FT >> >>> On 3/28/20 4:00 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: >>> New fluid can help, too. Additives that make the seals swell and/or remain >>> pliable were probably long gone from the fluid that was in it. >>> >>> Pinion seals aren’t hard to do, it’s more of a PITA to drop the drive shaft >>> to get to them. >>> >>> -D >>> On Mar 28, 2020, at 3:40 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes wrote: Changed out the diff fluid on the $600E300. Was nasty. Was not hard to get the plugs out. Looks like the pinion seal is leaking. Looks like a PITA to get the diff dropped and out so I think I’ll just live with it. Diff seemed to be fairly full so I guess not too much has leaked. --FT Sent from iPhone ___ 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 >>> >> -- >> --FT >> >> >> ___ >> 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
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I’ve never done it any other way. -D > On Mar 28, 2020, at 4:24 PM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes > wrote: > > Oh so you can do it while the diff is on the car? I guess I should look up > the procedure but I doubt if I'm going to do it any time soon. > > --FT > > On 3/28/20 4:00 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: >> New fluid can help, too. Additives that make the seals swell and/or remain >> pliable were probably long gone from the fluid that was in it. >> >> Pinion seals aren’t hard to do, it’s more of a PITA to drop the drive shaft >> to get to them. >> >> -D >> >>> On Mar 28, 2020, at 3:40 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes >>> wrote: >>> >>> Changed out the diff fluid on the $600E300. Was nasty. Was not hard to get >>> the plugs out. Looks like the pinion seal is leaking. Looks like a PITA to >>> get the diff dropped and out so I think I’ll just live with it. Diff seemed >>> to be fairly full so I guess not too much has leaked. >>> >>> --FT >>> Sent from iPhone >>> ___ >>> 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 >> > -- > --FT > > > ___ > 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
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Oh so you can do it while the diff is on the car? I guess I should look up the procedure but I doubt if I'm going to do it any time soon. --FT On 3/28/20 4:00 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: New fluid can help, too. Additives that make the seals swell and/or remain pliable were probably long gone from the fluid that was in it. Pinion seals aren’t hard to do, it’s more of a PITA to drop the drive shaft to get to them. -D On Mar 28, 2020, at 3:40 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes wrote: Changed out the diff fluid on the $600E300. Was nasty. Was not hard to get the plugs out. Looks like the pinion seal is leaking. Looks like a PITA to get the diff dropped and out so I think I’ll just live with it. Diff seemed to be fairly full so I guess not too much has leaked. --FT Sent from iPhone ___ 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 -- --FT ___ 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] Success
New fluid can help, too. Additives that make the seals swell and/or remain pliable were probably long gone from the fluid that was in it. Pinion seals aren’t hard to do, it’s more of a PITA to drop the drive shaft to get to them. -D > On Mar 28, 2020, at 3:40 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes > wrote: > > Changed out the diff fluid on the $600E300. Was nasty. Was not hard to get > the plugs out. Looks like the pinion seal is leaking. Looks like a PITA to > get the diff dropped and out so I think I’ll just live with it. Diff seemed > to be fairly full so I guess not too much has leaked. > > --FT > Sent from iPhone > ___ > 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] Success
Changed out the diff fluid on the $600E300. Was nasty. Was not hard to get the plugs out. Looks like the pinion seal is leaking. Looks like a PITA to get the diff dropped and out so I think I’ll just live with it. Diff seemed to be fairly full so I guess not too much has leaked. --FT Sent from iPhone ___ 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] SUCCESS!!!!!! IT'S ALIIIIIIIVVVVVEEEE!!!!
On Thu, 10 Oct 2019 08:11:41 -0400 Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes wrote: > Now I need to check out the SL600 and the ML320 and see what’s up with > them. The ML has a similar problem with the tranny apparently but I was > not successful before at trying to figure it out, will try again now > that I blundered into success. An interesting way to describe your success, but far more accurate most of the time than all of us care to admit. 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
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It’s the DAS Xentry HHTWIN latestgreatest MB software combo on a laptop. Ordered it from a Chinese vendor off AliExpress. Was like $600 which is a lot but I guess buying a cheap nice car and getting it running sorta justifies it now. Finally got it to work right, I must have been doing something wrong with it before. I’ll get the link. Now I need to check out the SL600 and the ML320 and see what’s up with them. The ML has a similar problem with the tranny apparently but I was not successful before at trying to figure it out, will try again now that I blundered into success. --FT Sent from iPhone > On Oct 10, 2019, at 7:56 AM, Larry Turner via Mercedes > wrote: > > Way to go!! BTW, what kind of code reader did you use to read the tranny > codes? recall how much it was? Know if any decent code readers are for rent? > > Your ego gets a great lift to the stratosphere - it's it such a mess dealing > with all the electronics/computers and such! > > Ain't it great when a plan comes together? ;-) > > LarryT > >> On 10/9/2019 7:18 PM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote: >> The $600E320 (now the $800E320) is ALIVE! Checked the trans fluid this >> morning after starting it and running it a bit in neutral and running >> through the gears without moving, I thought it might need more but it was >> spot on with the 7.5qt I put in, so that was good. Little while ago I >> hooked up the computer and after a bit of frustration got it to talk to all >> the nannies and give a report on all the modules and codes and faults and >> such (there were A LOT!). Cleared them, there were still some that seem to >> be hard faults with some components or something so will deal with those, >> but the transmission codes cleared so that was encouraging. Took it out for >> a quick spin and IT WORKS Trans shifts smoothly and properly, all seems >> well. Car runs well though it seems to have some howling and rumbling >> coming from the back end, might be tires or something, I'll have to check. >> It was sitting for awhile so maybe the tires have some flats spots or >> something. Everything underneath looked good and clean though, but I will >> check again. >> >> So $200 for conductor plate, new connector, and filter and fluid and various >> bits and the car is now ready to roll! Will hit the DMV tomorrow or Friday >> and get plates then do some shakedown. But it seems like a really nice car, >> clean and looks good. I need a right driving light, for some reason it >> looks like it broke off and is missing. Nothing else it seems. >> >> And I got the fancy computer working! Turns out it had the 38 pin connector >> up under the fuse panel cover, so maybe using that instead of the OBD port >> was the key. I'll have to look on the ML and see and then get it hooked to >> that if it has one, maybe I can get it sorted easily without having to mess >> with it much. >> >> So a good Benz day YAY ME >> > > ___ > 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] SUCCESS!!!!!! IT'S ALIIIIIIIVVVVVEEEE!!!!
Way to go!! BTW, what kind of code reader did you use to read the tranny codes? recall how much it was? Know if any decent code readers are for rent? Your ego gets a great lift to the stratosphere - it's it such a mess dealing with all the electronics/computers and such! Ain't it great when a plan comes together? ;-) LarryT On 10/9/2019 7:18 PM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote: The $600E320 (now the $800E320) is ALIVE! Checked the trans fluid this morning after starting it and running it a bit in neutral and running through the gears without moving, I thought it might need more but it was spot on with the 7.5qt I put in, so that was good. Little while ago I hooked up the computer and after a bit of frustration got it to talk to all the nannies and give a report on all the modules and codes and faults and such (there were A LOT!). Cleared them, there were still some that seem to be hard faults with some components or something so will deal with those, but the transmission codes cleared so that was encouraging. Took it out for a quick spin and IT WORKS Trans shifts smoothly and properly, all seems well. Car runs well though it seems to have some howling and rumbling coming from the back end, might be tires or something, I'll have to check. It was sitting for awhile so maybe the tires have some flats spots or something. Everything underneath looked good and clean though, but I will check again. So $200 for conductor plate, new connector, and filter and fluid and various bits and the car is now ready to roll! Will hit the DMV tomorrow or Friday and get plates then do some shakedown. But it seems like a really nice car, clean and looks good. I need a right driving light, for some reason it looks like it broke off and is missing. Nothing else it seems. And I got the fancy computer working! Turns out it had the 38 pin connector up under the fuse panel cover, so maybe using that instead of the OBD port was the key. I'll have to look on the ML and see and then get it hooked to that if it has one, maybe I can get it sorted easily without having to mess with it much. So a good Benz day YAY ME ___ 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] SUCCESS!!!!!! IT'S ALIIIIIIIVVVVVEEEE!!!!
Waytago! Glad you were able to herd all those elektrons in the right directions. Yippie ay A! Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote on 10/9/19 6:18 PM: The $600E320 (now the $800E320) is ALIVE! Checked the trans fluid this morning after starting it and running it a bit in neutral and running through the gears without moving, I thought it might need more but it was spot on with the 7.5qt I put in, so that was good. Little while ago I hooked up the computer and after a bit of frustration got it to talk to all the nannies and give a report on all the modules and codes and faults and such (there were A LOT!). Cleared them, there were still some that seem to be hard faults with some components or something so will deal with those, but the transmission codes cleared so that was encouraging. Took it out for a quick spin and IT WORKS Trans shifts smoothly and properly, all seems well. Car runs well though it seems to have some howling and rumbling coming from the back end, might be tires or something, I'll have to check. It was sitting for awhile so maybe the tires have some flats spots or something. Everything underneath looked good and clean though, but I will check again. So $200 for conductor plate, new connector, and filter and fluid and various bits and the car is now ready to roll! Will hit the DMV tomorrow or Friday and get plates then do some shakedown. But it seems like a really nice car, clean and looks good. I need a right driving light, for some reason it looks like it broke off and is missing. Nothing else it seems. And I got the fancy computer working! Turns out it had the 38 pin connector up under the fuse panel cover, so maybe using that instead of the OBD port was the key. I'll have to look on the ML and see and then get it hooked to that if it has one, maybe I can get it sorted easily without having to mess with it much. So a good Benz day YAY ME ___ 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] SUCCESS!!!!!! IT'S ALIIIIIIIVVVVVEEEE!!!!
I need some W211 bits if you go up there - seems that W211s are scarce as hen’s teeth around here. -D > On Oct 9, 2019, at 7:54 PM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes > wrote: > > Yeah I need to make a run up there. Maybe I can get some bits for the E300, > need a fender and hood and bumper and some other bits in there. Do they have > any 211s? > > --FT > > On 10/9/19 7:50 PM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes wrote: >> Just looked at LKQ online inventory for Rivers Ave, they've got about 7 of >> your 210 cars and a wagon there, so lots of potential parts if you need >> them. One is silver. >> >> https://www.lkqpickyourpart.com/locations/LKQ_Pick_Your_Part_of_Charleston-220/recents/ >> >> - >> Max >> Charleston SC >> >> >> On Wed, Oct 9, 2019 at 7:19 PM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >>> The $600E320 (now the $800E320) is ALIVE! Checked the trans fluid >>> this morning after starting it and running it a bit in neutral and >>> running through the gears without moving, I thought it might need more >>> but it was spot on with the 7.5qt I put in, so that was good. Little >>> while ago I hooked up the computer and after a bit of frustration got it >>> to talk to all the nannies and give a report on all the modules and >>> codes and faults and such (there were A LOT!). Cleared them, there were >>> still some that seem to be hard faults with some components or something >>> so will deal with those, but the transmission codes cleared so that was >>> encouraging. Took it out for a quick spin and IT WORKS Trans >>> shifts smoothly and properly, all seems well. Car runs well though it >>> seems to have some howling and rumbling coming from the back end, might >>> be tires or something, I'll have to check. It was sitting for awhile so >>> maybe the tires have some flats spots or something. Everything >>> underneath looked good and clean though, but I will check again. >>> >>> So $200 for conductor plate, new connector, and filter and fluid and >>> various bits and the car is now ready to roll! Will hit the DMV >>> tomorrow or Friday and get plates then do some shakedown. But it seems >>> like a really nice car, clean and looks good. I need a right driving >>> light, for some reason it looks like it broke off and is missing. >>> Nothing else it seems. >>> >>> And I got the fancy computer working! Turns out it had the 38 pin >>> connector up under the fuse panel cover, so maybe using that instead of >>> the OBD port was the key. I'll have to look on the ML and see and then >>> get it hooked to that if it has one, maybe I can get it sorted easily >>> without having to mess with it much. >>> >>> So a good Benz day YAY ME >>> >>> -- >>> --FT >>> >>> >>> ___ >>> 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 >> >> > -- > --FT > > > ___ > 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] SUCCESS!!!!!! IT'S ALIIIIIIIVVVVVEEEE!!!!
Didn't see any 211 cars, one lonely 240D that looks really rough. - Max Charleston SC On Wed, Oct 9, 2019 at 7:55 PM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Yeah I need to make a run up there. Maybe I can get some bits for the > E300, need a fender and hood and bumper and some other bits in there. > Do they have any 211s? > > --FT > > On 10/9/19 7:50 PM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes wrote: > > Just looked at LKQ online inventory for Rivers Ave, they've got about 7 > of > > your 210 cars and a wagon there, so lots of potential parts if you need > > them. One is silver. > > > > > https://www.lkqpickyourpart.com/locations/LKQ_Pick_Your_Part_of_Charleston-220/recents/ > > > > - > > Max > > Charleston SC > > > > > > On Wed, Oct 9, 2019 at 7:19 PM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < > > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > >> The $600E320 (now the $800E320) is ALIVE! Checked the trans fluid > >> this morning after starting it and running it a bit in neutral and > >> running through the gears without moving, I thought it might need more > >> but it was spot on with the 7.5qt I put in, so that was good. Little > >> while ago I hooked up the computer and after a bit of frustration got it > >> to talk to all the nannies and give a report on all the modules and > >> codes and faults and such (there were A LOT!). Cleared them, there were > >> still some that seem to be hard faults with some components or something > >> so will deal with those, but the transmission codes cleared so that was > >> encouraging. Took it out for a quick spin and IT WORKS Trans > >> shifts smoothly and properly, all seems well. Car runs well though it > >> seems to have some howling and rumbling coming from the back end, might > >> be tires or something, I'll have to check. It was sitting for awhile so > >> maybe the tires have some flats spots or something. Everything > >> underneath looked good and clean though, but I will check again. > >> > >> So $200 for conductor plate, new connector, and filter and fluid and > >> various bits and the car is now ready to roll! Will hit the DMV > >> tomorrow or Friday and get plates then do some shakedown. But it seems > >> like a really nice car, clean and looks good. I need a right driving > >> light, for some reason it looks like it broke off and is missing. > >> Nothing else it seems. > >> > >> And I got the fancy computer working! Turns out it had the 38 pin > >> connector up under the fuse panel cover, so maybe using that instead of > >> the OBD port was the key. I'll have to look on the ML and see and then > >> get it hooked to that if it has one, maybe I can get it sorted easily > >> without having to mess with it much. > >> > >> So a good Benz day YAY ME > >> > >> -- > >> --FT > >> > >> > >> ___ > >> 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 > > > > > -- > --FT > > > ___ > 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] SUCCESS!!!!!! IT'S ALIIIIIIIVVVVVEEEE!!!!
Yeah I need to make a run up there. Maybe I can get some bits for the E300, need a fender and hood and bumper and some other bits in there. Do they have any 211s? --FT On 10/9/19 7:50 PM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes wrote: Just looked at LKQ online inventory for Rivers Ave, they've got about 7 of your 210 cars and a wagon there, so lots of potential parts if you need them. One is silver. https://www.lkqpickyourpart.com/locations/LKQ_Pick_Your_Part_of_Charleston-220/recents/ - Max Charleston SC On Wed, Oct 9, 2019 at 7:19 PM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: The $600E320 (now the $800E320) is ALIVE! Checked the trans fluid this morning after starting it and running it a bit in neutral and running through the gears without moving, I thought it might need more but it was spot on with the 7.5qt I put in, so that was good. Little while ago I hooked up the computer and after a bit of frustration got it to talk to all the nannies and give a report on all the modules and codes and faults and such (there were A LOT!). Cleared them, there were still some that seem to be hard faults with some components or something so will deal with those, but the transmission codes cleared so that was encouraging. Took it out for a quick spin and IT WORKS Trans shifts smoothly and properly, all seems well. Car runs well though it seems to have some howling and rumbling coming from the back end, might be tires or something, I'll have to check. It was sitting for awhile so maybe the tires have some flats spots or something. Everything underneath looked good and clean though, but I will check again. So $200 for conductor plate, new connector, and filter and fluid and various bits and the car is now ready to roll! Will hit the DMV tomorrow or Friday and get plates then do some shakedown. But it seems like a really nice car, clean and looks good. I need a right driving light, for some reason it looks like it broke off and is missing. Nothing else it seems. And I got the fancy computer working! Turns out it had the 38 pin connector up under the fuse panel cover, so maybe using that instead of the OBD port was the key. I'll have to look on the ML and see and then get it hooked to that if it has one, maybe I can get it sorted easily without having to mess with it much. So a good Benz day YAY ME -- --FT ___ 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 -- --FT ___ 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] SUCCESS!!!!!! IT'S ALIIIIIIIVVVVVEEEE!!!!
Just looked at LKQ online inventory for Rivers Ave, they've got about 7 of your 210 cars and a wagon there, so lots of potential parts if you need them. One is silver. https://www.lkqpickyourpart.com/locations/LKQ_Pick_Your_Part_of_Charleston-220/recents/ - Max Charleston SC On Wed, Oct 9, 2019 at 7:19 PM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > The $600E320 (now the $800E320) is ALIVE! Checked the trans fluid > this morning after starting it and running it a bit in neutral and > running through the gears without moving, I thought it might need more > but it was spot on with the 7.5qt I put in, so that was good. Little > while ago I hooked up the computer and after a bit of frustration got it > to talk to all the nannies and give a report on all the modules and > codes and faults and such (there were A LOT!). Cleared them, there were > still some that seem to be hard faults with some components or something > so will deal with those, but the transmission codes cleared so that was > encouraging. Took it out for a quick spin and IT WORKS Trans > shifts smoothly and properly, all seems well. Car runs well though it > seems to have some howling and rumbling coming from the back end, might > be tires or something, I'll have to check. It was sitting for awhile so > maybe the tires have some flats spots or something. Everything > underneath looked good and clean though, but I will check again. > > So $200 for conductor plate, new connector, and filter and fluid and > various bits and the car is now ready to roll! Will hit the DMV > tomorrow or Friday and get plates then do some shakedown. But it seems > like a really nice car, clean and looks good. I need a right driving > light, for some reason it looks like it broke off and is missing. > Nothing else it seems. > > And I got the fancy computer working! Turns out it had the 38 pin > connector up under the fuse panel cover, so maybe using that instead of > the OBD port was the key. I'll have to look on the ML and see and then > get it hooked to that if it has one, maybe I can get it sorted easily > without having to mess with it much. > > So a good Benz day YAY ME > > -- > --FT > > > ___ > 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] SUCCESS!!!!!! IT'S ALIIIIIIIVVVVVEEEE!!!!
Attaboy. Congrats. Dwight Giles Jr. Wickford RI On Wed, Oct 9, 2019, 7:19 PM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > The $600E320 (now the $800E320) is ALIVE! Checked the trans fluid > this morning after starting it and running it a bit in neutral and > running through the gears without moving, I thought it might need more > but it was spot on with the 7.5qt I put in, so that was good. Little > while ago I hooked up the computer and after a bit of frustration got it > to talk to all the nannies and give a report on all the modules and > codes and faults and such (there were A LOT!). Cleared them, there were > still some that seem to be hard faults with some components or something > so will deal with those, but the transmission codes cleared so that was > encouraging. Took it out for a quick spin and IT WORKS Trans > shifts smoothly and properly, all seems well. Car runs well though it > seems to have some howling and rumbling coming from the back end, might > be tires or something, I'll have to check. It was sitting for awhile so > maybe the tires have some flats spots or something. Everything > underneath looked good and clean though, but I will check again. > > So $200 for conductor plate, new connector, and filter and fluid and > various bits and the car is now ready to roll! Will hit the DMV > tomorrow or Friday and get plates then do some shakedown. But it seems > like a really nice car, clean and looks good. I need a right driving > light, for some reason it looks like it broke off and is missing. > Nothing else it seems. > > And I got the fancy computer working! Turns out it had the 38 pin > connector up under the fuse panel cover, so maybe using that instead of > the OBD port was the key. I'll have to look on the ML and see and then > get it hooked to that if it has one, maybe I can get it sorted easily > without having to mess with it much. > > So a good Benz day YAY ME > > -- > --FT > > > ___ > 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] SUCCESS!!!!!! IT'S ALIIIIIIIVVVVVEEEE!!!!
Attaboy!!! Kevin 1982 240D High Mileage Hildegard Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 9, 2019, at 4:19 PM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes > wrote: > ___ 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] SUCCESS!!!!!! IT'S ALIIIIIIIVVVVVEEEE!!!!
Bravo! - Max Charleston SC On Wed, Oct 9, 2019 at 7:19 PM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > The $600E320 (now the $800E320) is ALIVE! Checked the trans fluid > this morning after starting it and running it a bit in neutral and > running through the gears without moving, I thought it might need more > but it was spot on with the 7.5qt I put in, so that was good. Little > while ago I hooked up the computer and after a bit of frustration got it > to talk to all the nannies and give a report on all the modules and > codes and faults and such (there were A LOT!). Cleared them, there were > still some that seem to be hard faults with some components or something > so will deal with those, but the transmission codes cleared so that was > encouraging. Took it out for a quick spin and IT WORKS Trans > shifts smoothly and properly, all seems well. Car runs well though it > seems to have some howling and rumbling coming from the back end, might > be tires or something, I'll have to check. It was sitting for awhile so > maybe the tires have some flats spots or something. Everything > underneath looked good and clean though, but I will check again. > > So $200 for conductor plate, new connector, and filter and fluid and > various bits and the car is now ready to roll! Will hit the DMV > tomorrow or Friday and get plates then do some shakedown. But it seems > like a really nice car, clean and looks good. I need a right driving > light, for some reason it looks like it broke off and is missing. > Nothing else it seems. > > And I got the fancy computer working! Turns out it had the 38 pin > connector up under the fuse panel cover, so maybe using that instead of > the OBD port was the key. I'll have to look on the ML and see and then > get it hooked to that if it has one, maybe I can get it sorted easily > without having to mess with it much. > > So a good Benz day YAY ME > > -- > --FT > > > ___ > 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] SUCCESS!!!!!! IT'S ALIIIIIIIVVVVVEEEE!!!!
SDS wont work with the OBD port, must use the one in the fuse box. On 10/9/2019 6:18 PM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote: The $600E320 (now the $800E320) is ALIVE! Checked the trans fluid this morning after starting it and running it a bit in neutral and running through the gears without moving, I thought it might need more but it was spot on with the 7.5qt I put in, so that was good. Little while ago I hooked up the computer and after a bit of frustration got it to talk to all the nannies and give a report on all the modules and codes and faults and such (there were A LOT!). Cleared them, there were still some that seem to be hard faults with some components or something so will deal with those, but the transmission codes cleared so that was encouraging. Took it out for a quick spin and IT WORKS Trans shifts smoothly and properly, all seems well. Car runs well though it seems to have some howling and rumbling coming from the back end, might be tires or something, I'll have to check. It was sitting for awhile so maybe the tires have some flats spots or something. Everything underneath looked good and clean though, but I will check again. So $200 for conductor plate, new connector, and filter and fluid and various bits and the car is now ready to roll! Will hit the DMV tomorrow or Friday and get plates then do some shakedown. But it seems like a really nice car, clean and looks good. I need a right driving light, for some reason it looks like it broke off and is missing. Nothing else it seems. And I got the fancy computer working! Turns out it had the 38 pin connector up under the fuse panel cover, so maybe using that instead of the OBD port was the key. I'll have to look on the ML and see and then get it hooked to that if it has one, maybe I can get it sorted easily without having to mess with it much. So a good Benz day YAY ME -- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. https://www.avg.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] SUCCESS!!!!!! IT'S ALIIIIIIIVVVVVEEEE!!!!
The $600E320 (now the $800E320) is ALIVE! Checked the trans fluid this morning after starting it and running it a bit in neutral and running through the gears without moving, I thought it might need more but it was spot on with the 7.5qt I put in, so that was good. Little while ago I hooked up the computer and after a bit of frustration got it to talk to all the nannies and give a report on all the modules and codes and faults and such (there were A LOT!). Cleared them, there were still some that seem to be hard faults with some components or something so will deal with those, but the transmission codes cleared so that was encouraging. Took it out for a quick spin and IT WORKS Trans shifts smoothly and properly, all seems well. Car runs well though it seems to have some howling and rumbling coming from the back end, might be tires or something, I'll have to check. It was sitting for awhile so maybe the tires have some flats spots or something. Everything underneath looked good and clean though, but I will check again. So $200 for conductor plate, new connector, and filter and fluid and various bits and the car is now ready to roll! Will hit the DMV tomorrow or Friday and get plates then do some shakedown. But it seems like a really nice car, clean and looks good. I need a right driving light, for some reason it looks like it broke off and is missing. Nothing else it seems. And I got the fancy computer working! Turns out it had the 38 pin connector up under the fuse panel cover, so maybe using that instead of the OBD port was the key. I'll have to look on the ML and see and then get it hooked to that if it has one, maybe I can get it sorted easily without having to mess with it much. So a good Benz day YAY ME -- --FT ___ 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] SUCCESS!!! [was: Re: Spraying W124 multi-function switch]
On Fri, 08 Mar 2013 13:28:39 -0500 Max Dillon meadedil...@bellsouth.net wrote: Craig, Attached are a couple pix, one shows the cover you must pry off with a small screw driver, second photo shows screw driver pointed at some of the contacts you must douse with cleaner. One set is up (pointed to) second set is down from first set. I positioned the car so I could see the headlight beams on the storage container on our driveway, opened the hood all the way, and began troubleshooting with my Fluke 77 DMM. I found that the source terminals for the fuses are the bottom terminals which are covered by the installed fuses. Good German engineering! If you have the fusebox open and short one of the exposed upper terminals to ground somehow, you will blow the fuse and not the wiring! At any rate, the fuses tested good. With the selector set to high beams and the fuses out, I measured 12.24 VDC on the bottom terminals of #15 and #16. Putting the fuses in, I found that the voltage had dropped to zero. Conclusion: good headlights, high source impedance. I therefore surmized the combination (multi-function, whatever is the proper name) switch was indeed dirty. I got a small, flat-bladed screwdriver, pried the cover off the steering wheel column through which the combination switch stalk goes, turned on the headlights, and squirted my Radio Shack contact cleaner into the upper part of the hole, as shown on the photographs Max sent. One toggle of the stalk between low and high beams and the high beams started working. I toggled it several more times for good measure and now have working highbeams. Thanks, guys, for the help! Craig ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to 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] SUCCESS!!! [was: Re: Spraying W124 multi-function switch]
I just love those easy fixes. My favorite. I believe an Atta boy! is in order. Dan On Mar 11, 2013, at 10:16 PM, Craig wrote: On Fri, 08 Mar 2013 13:28:39 -0500 Max Dillon meadedil...@bellsouth.net wrote: Craig, Attached are a couple pix, one shows the cover you must pry off with a small screw driver, second photo shows screw driver pointed at some of the contacts you must douse with cleaner. One set is up (pointed to) second set is down from first set. I positioned the car so I could see the headlight beams on the storage container on our driveway, opened the hood all the way, and began troubleshooting with my Fluke 77 DMM. I found that the source terminals for the fuses are the bottom terminals which are covered by the installed fuses. Good German engineering! If you have the fusebox open and short one of the exposed upper terminals to ground somehow, you will blow the fuse and not the wiring! At any rate, the fuses tested good. With the selector set to high beams and the fuses out, I measured 12.24 VDC on the bottom terminals of #15 and #16. Putting the fuses in, I found that the voltage had dropped to zero. Conclusion: good headlights, high source impedance. I therefore surmized the combination (multi-function, whatever is the proper name) switch was indeed dirty. I got a small, flat-bladed screwdriver, pried the cover off the steering wheel column through which the combination switch stalk goes, turned on the headlights, and squirted my Radio Shack contact cleaner into the upper part of the hole, as shown on the photographs Max sent. One toggle of the stalk between low and high beams and the high beams started working. I toggled it several more times for good measure and now have working highbeams. Thanks, guys, for the help! Craig ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to 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 For new and used parts go to 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] SUCCESS!!! [was: Re: Spraying W124 multi-function switch]
On Mon, 11 Mar 2013 22:24:53 -0400 Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com wrote: I just love those easy fixes. My favorite. I believe an Atta boy! is in order. Thanks, though I don't feel I deserve it. You guys, especially Max, led me through it by the hand Craig ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to 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] SUCCESS!!! [was: Re: Spraying W124 multi-function switch]
'Nother ATTABOY! to you AND Max. Wilton - Original Message - From: Craig diese...@pisquared.net To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Monday, March 11, 2013 10:30 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] SUCCESS!!! [was: Re: Spraying W124 multi-function switch] On Mon, 11 Mar 2013 22:24:53 -0400 Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com wrote: I just love those easy fixes. My favorite. I believe an Atta boy! is in order. Thanks, though I don't feel I deserve it. You guys, especially Max, led me through it by the hand Craig ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to 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 For new and used parts go to 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] Success! Online with PuppyLinuxOS
don is the billy graham of linux On Jan 31, 2008 9:59 PM, archer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Special thanks to Lt. Don who mailed me a number of Linux distros which I've been trying to get online without success. Finally suspected the 9 pin serial port might be bad, so I hooked the 9 pin plug from the ext serial modem to the 25 pin serial port using an adapter and it worked. This is being sent using PuppyLinux which is (to me) the simplest and easiest to understand of the distros. Now, if I can manage to save the modem settings using the ntfs file. The first attempt was not successful. Would also like to install PuppyLinux on this computer but haven't yet figured out how to do that. Also many thanks to all the others who have offered advice about setting up Linux. Gerry ___ http://www.okiebenz.com 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://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com 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://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Success! Online with PuppyLinuxOS
http://puppylinux.org/wikka/HardDiskInstall On Jan 31, 2008 8:59 PM, archer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Would also like to install PuppyLinux on this computer but haven't yet figured out how to do that. Also many thanks to all the others who have offered advice about setting up Linux. -- LT Don http://don.homelinux.net/~don/ apt-get update apt-get upgrade The following packages will be replaced Prez Do you want to continue? [Y/n] Y ___ http://www.okiebenz.com 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://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Success! Online with PuppyLinuxOS
I quite like Linux. I'm running Ubuntu on both my laptops. One is 32 bit and the other is 64 bit. I'm not using them right now as I'm having problems in the 64 bit Ubuntu getting my Broadcom wireless working. Seems to be a common problem. I REALLY like the fact that you can find tons and tons of free software through a menu at the desktop. That's as it should be in my tiny world. Think of something I need to do, search the menu, find it, install it and use it! Perfect! Jeff Zedic ___ http://www.okiebenz.com 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://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
[MBZ] Success! Online with PuppyLinuxOS
Special thanks to Lt. Don who mailed me a number of Linux distros which I've been trying to get online without success. Finally suspected the 9 pin serial port might be bad, so I hooked the 9 pin plug from the ext serial modem to the 25 pin serial port using an adapter and it worked. This is being sent using PuppyLinux which is (to me) the simplest and easiest to understand of the distros. Now, if I can manage to save the modem settings using the ntfs file. The first attempt was not successful. Would also like to install PuppyLinux on this computer but haven't yet figured out how to do that. Also many thanks to all the others who have offered advice about setting up Linux. Gerry ___ http://www.okiebenz.com 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://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Success! Online with PuppyLinuxOS
More people should be like you are Hursty! ___ http://www.okiebenz.com 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://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Success! Online with PuppyLinuxOS
i'm pretty much windoze free, running os x and ubuntu exclusively right now On Feb 1, 2008 10:32 AM, Jeff Zedic [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I quite like Linux. I'm running Ubuntu on both my laptops. One is 32 bit and the other is 64 bit. I'm not using them right now as I'm having problems in the 64 bit Ubuntu getting my Broadcom wireless working. Seems to be a common problem. I REALLY like the fact that you can find tons and tons of free software through a menu at the desktop. That's as it should be in my tiny world. Think of something I need to do, search the menu, find it, install it and use it! Perfect! Jeff Zedic ___ http://www.okiebenz.com 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://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com 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://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Success! Online with PuppyLinuxOS
they are not ready to be. they just need to eat more dominos and drink that ragu sugar sauce from the bottle and then tell us they know the best in italian cuisine. On Feb 1, 2008 10:44 AM, Jeff Zedic [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: More people should be like you are Hursty! ___ http://www.okiebenz.com 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://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com 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://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Success!
I think you need to be careful with the ratchet design to ensure it is engaged properly but I have used a couple of sets for years under pickup trucks, suburbans etc and nothing has ever gone wrong with them. It a tooth did break, it should just jamb in the hole in any event. I don't think you will see anything drop unless you fail to set them properly to start with. Some do seem a bit tighter and thus easier to mis-adjust. Randy -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Craig McCluskey Sent: Wednesday, October 10, 2007 9:00 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] Success! On Wed, 10 Oct 2007 11:28:39 -0400 archer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The other day I noticed that the local Autozone has nothing but four legged pin type jackstands with 9/16 pins in them; very rugged and heavy. I asked the manager, whom I've known from other stores for years, why he got rid of the Chinese rachet stands. He just smiled and walked away. I suspect a tooth either broke or someone didn't make sure the rachet was completely engaged, and one went down. I now have four of the heavy duty pin type. Gerry I have a set of the Chinese rachet jobbies from AutoZone. I think I'll do the same thing you did. Craig ___ http://www.okiebenz.com 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://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com 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://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Success!
Craig McCluskey wrote: Finally setting the wheel bearing clearance ... Congrats! Url : http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20071008/64ba6dd1/attachment.jpg Thank you for posting that picture! I've always wondered the exact way to set up the dial gauge for setting the wheel bearing clearance! John ___ http://www.okiebenz.com 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://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Success!
Craig McCluskey wrote: A non-text attachment was scrubbed... http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20071008/64ba6dd1/attachment.jpg Get some better jack stands. My dad had a pair of those red things from Kmart in the 1970's. One of them collapsed with a car on it when the weight shifted. (it was on a concrete driveway, maybe 2 degrees off level) I've never seen a four legged ratchet stand fail, although I have managed to tip them over on uneven ground without damaging them. Mitch. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com 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://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Success!
Craig McCluskey wrote: A non-text attachment was scrubbed... http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20071008/64ba6dd1/attachment.jpg Get some better jack stands. My dad had a pair of those red things from Kmart in the 1970's. One of them collapsed with a car on it when the weight shifted. (it was on a concrete driveway, maybe 2 degrees off level) I've never seen a four legged ratchet stand fail, although I have managed to tip them over on uneven ground without damaging them. Mitch. - The other day I noticed that the local Autozone has nothing but four legged pin type jackstands with 9/16 pins in them; very rugged and heavy. I asked the manager, whom I've known from other stores for years, why he got rid of the Chinese rachet stands. He just smiled and walked away. I suspect a tooth either broke or someone didn't make sure the rachet was completely engaged, and one went down. I now have four of the heavy duty pin type. Gerry ___ http://www.okiebenz.com 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://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Success!
archer wrote: I now have four of the heavy duty pin type. Nothing wrong with my Chinese ratchets, although they aren't as good as my Blackhawk ratchets. Mine are all over 20 years old, and the newer ones do look lighter built. Four legs and 9/16 pins beats having a small tripod base and 3/8 pins. The pin holes stretched to ovals in dad's old stands. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com 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://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Success!
On Wed, 10 Oct 2007 10:44:00 -0400 Mitch Haley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Craig McCluskey wrote: A non-text attachment was scrubbed... http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20071008/64ba6dd1/attachment.jpg Get some better jack stands. My dad had a pair of those red things from Kmart in the 1970's. They didn't come from Kmart, but I'll take your advice. Craig ___ http://www.okiebenz.com 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://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Success!
On Wed, 10 Oct 2007 11:28:39 -0400 archer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The other day I noticed that the local Autozone has nothing but four legged pin type jackstands with 9/16 pins in them; very rugged and heavy. I asked the manager, whom I've known from other stores for years, why he got rid of the Chinese rachet stands. He just smiled and walked away. I suspect a tooth either broke or someone didn't make sure the rachet was completely engaged, and one went down. I now have four of the heavy duty pin type. Gerry I have a set of the Chinese rachet jobbies from AutoZone. I think I'll do the same thing you did. Craig ___ http://www.okiebenz.com 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://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
[MBZ] Success!
Finally setting the wheel bearing clearance ... Craig -- next part -- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: setting.wheel.bearings.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 174685 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20071008/64ba6dd1/attachment.jpg ___ http://www.okiebenz.com 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://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Success!
Isn't it amazing how little things can be so rewarding? I think that I what I like most about my 240D -- I will (eventually) fix stuff that I let the mechanic do on Debbie's Buick. On 10/8/07, Craig McCluskey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Finally setting the wheel bearing clearance ... Craig -- next part -- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: setting.wheel.bearings.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 174685 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20071008/64ba6dd1/attachment.jpg ___ http://www.okiebenz.com 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://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com -- LT Don http://don.homelinux.net/~don/ Proudly marching to the beat of a different kettle of fish. Make a small loan, Make a big difference - Kiva.org ___ http://www.okiebenz.com 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://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
