Neutral position is where you set the switch. There is a bracket that adjusts
I think.
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Thanks Kaleb, Peter and Fred. If I understand correctly, you put the
gearshift in neutral with the car in the air, crawl under with a short
piece of rod, probably 4 to 8 mm dia, and adjust the switch to line up a
hole with a hole in the transmission shift lever. Is this right? I
thought I
I ordered a FAG. It is a 6004-2RS. When you have the bearing number,
you can pick one up locally at a bearing or industrial supply house. (or
fleabay) generally faster and cheaper than going through prats channels.
You may want to note the bearing number if you have a 124. May be the
same
Please delete the prior email. I wrote the wrong bearing number.
I ordered a FAG. It is a 6006-2RS. When you have the bearing number,
you can pick one up locally at a bearing or industrial supply house. (or
fleabay) generally faster and cheaper than going through parts channels.
You may w
The rubber carrier is what is responsible for thumping. A bearing alone
isn't often what you need.
-- Jim
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This car is filthy, the clearcoat from the respray in ‘04 is nearly all peeled
off, and the plastic sunroof lifter-upper on one side is broken but this thing
appears to be mechanically solid. 20+ years of maintenance records and all of
the MB solid shop manuals.
I do need a shifter linkage bush
Pics.
I order stuff from FCPEuro and they have been good, I think free
shipping over $49, but the other parts houses seem to do OK too.
--FT
On 2/25/19 10:13 AM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes wrote:
This car is filthy, the clearcoat from the respray in ‘04 is nearly all peeled
off, and the plast
He knows a thing or two about unreliability
--FT
On 2/24/19 10:26 PM, Clay Monroe via Mercedes wrote:
Carbon and renewables seem not to make sense to the almost richest man in the
world. That may point to just how much magical thinking is going on in the
marketing of these products to the pu
Well said !!
On Mon, Feb 25, 2019 at 8:56 AM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> He knows a thing or two about unreliability
>
> --FT
>
> On 2/24/19 10:26 PM, Clay Monroe via Mercedes wrote:
> > Carbon and renewables seem not to make sense to the almost richest man
> in t
I was watching the Mercedes source guy videos while I’m waiting on my truck to
get serviced and I saw his little handy-dandy kit for replacing the bushings on
the shifter linkage. Is it worth the 40 bucks to get the two special tools?
What do you think? I’ve never perform this on a W124 before.
Curley wrote:
> front or rear?
front - have you disassembled front suspension? - anyone?
what is the process? manuals are here but experience speaking seems
more OkieBenz.
also, does anyone have good used front W123 left spring? - Kaleb? or,
perhaps full strut?
which parts place is best for 35-ye
Sydney to LA on the a380 qantas run two complete flight crews. One handles
takeoff and landing. The other handles the middle bit. Crew 1 sleeps in the
middle.
For takeoff and landing there is always an extra officer on the flight deck
whose job is only to watch the other three and pick up any erro
I did them on the 126 using a bolt and some washers, which I think is
kinda the po-man's tool. Someone at some point had suggested that
approach. It worked OK but was a bit fiddly as there was not a lot of
room up in there to turn the nut/bolt to squeeze in the bushing. But it
didn't cost $4
http://www.constructivity.net/rebuilding_a_79_300td.htm
--FT
On 2/25/19 11:48 AM, Mountain Man via Mercedes wrote:
Curley wrote:
front or rear?
front - have you disassembled front suspension? - anyone?
what is the process? manuals are here but experience speaking seems
more OkieBenz.
also, d
123 manual
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1dydOFCtsx_56Qk1QauU36cn7JdchtwxM?usp=sharing
--FT
On 2/25/19 11:53 AM, Floyd Thursby wrote:
http://www.constructivity.net/rebuilding_a_79_300td.htm
--FT
On 2/25/19 11:48 AM, Mountain Man via Mercedes wrote:
Curley wrote:
front or rear?
fr
--FT wrote:
> 123 manual
thanks - probably not much difference between front suspension 1979TD
and 1984 240d euro?
tin
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>does anyone have good used front W123 left spring?
Yes. It's going to have to get over 50 degrees before I go and pull it, though.
>good to hear experience tell Klann may not be necessary.
I've got a knock off you can borrow.
Rick
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Rick wrote:
> Yes. It's going to have to get over 50 degrees before I go and pull it,
> though.
> I've got a knock off you can borrow.
thanks - 50 degrees is much better than 20 degrees.
also, can the whole suspension be removed/replaced? - spring/shock,
control arms...
tin
>Also, can the whole suspension be removed/replaced?
You need the whole suspension, or can it be done?
Rick
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Should be the same setup, both 123s. 240 spring might be different from
a 300 spring due to different engine weights up front?
--FT
On 2/25/19 12:11 PM, Mountain Man via Mercedes wrote:
--FT wrote:
123 manual
thanks - probably not much difference between front suspension 1979TD
and 1984 240
First of all, don’t give a dime to Mercedessource. If you really want the tool
you can get one for around $20 online.
There are several approaches to replacing these little buggers.
1 - As Curley or someone suggested you can do it with some washers, nuts and a
bolt. This approach is sort of fid
https://www.fcpeuro.com/products/mercedes-shift-bushing-installer-baum-tools-b7200#reviews
Rick
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So are you saying that in essence, the sleeping pilot is nothing to worry
about?
On Mon, Feb 25, 2019 at 11:49 AM Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> Sydney to LA on the a380 qantas run two complete flight crews. One handles
> takeoff and landing. The other handles the m
I reckon I’ll take it off the car and do it on the bench with the nuts and
bolts part. I hope you guys are gonna be patient with my thousand and one
questions on this thing. Something that just occurred which kind of freaked me
out a little bit is that I stopped to put fuel in it and I go to tak
What I think he said was: a full crew (#1) handled the plane during
landing/take-off while the other rested, then Crew #2 that was resting
handled the duties during the middle part of the flight. I think a
crew consists of 3 to 5 or more members depending on the plane.
On 2/25/2019 3:30 PM
My 78 240D used to do that, especially when near empty.
On 2/25/2019 3:39 PM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes wrote:
I reckon I’ll take it off the car and do it on the bench with the nuts and
bolts part. I hope you guys are gonna be patient with my thousand and one
questions on this thing. Something
Is this the '87 or the '9x?
Rick
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U.S. B-52 bombers are getting an upgrade that will let them drop smart
munitions like never before.
25 Feb. 2019 -- The service is testing a major upgrade for the decades-old
bombers, as well as the revolutionary conventional rotary launchers (CFLs). The
upgrade will increase the number of muni
I read the message. Again - Does the photo show something to be concerned
about or not?
On Mon, Feb 25, 2019 at 3:58 PM Larry Turner via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> What I think he said was: a full crew (#1) handled the plane during
> landing/take-off while the other rested, then C
I filled up the SL on Saturday and it let out a big fart when I took off
the gas cap.
--FT
On 2/25/19 3:39 PM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes wrote:
I reckon I’ll take it off the car and do it on the bench with the nuts and
bolts part. I hope you guys are gonna be patient with my thousand and one
Only if he slumps forward against the controls.
On Mon, Feb 25, 2019 at 3:40 PM Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> I read the message. Again - Does the photo show something to be concerned
> about or not?
>
> On Mon, Feb 25, 2019 at 3:58 PM Larry Turner via Mercedes
He is also very much aware of the impacts of Vaporware. The song of his people
through most of the history of M$
clay monroe
> I turned my computer upside down and shook it, but the bookmark for what I'm
> looking for didn't fall out.
> On Feb 25, 2019, at 6:55 AM, Floyd Thursby via Mercede
No, I would not give uncle Kent a dime. Just about anything he sells is
available elsewhere for a lower price and better quality. You can get
those shift bushing tool all over ebay.
On 2/25/2019 10:45 AM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes wrote:
I was watching the Mercedes source guy videos while I’m
That is way overpriced.
On 2/25/2019 1:04 PM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes wrote:
https://www.fcpeuro.com/products/mercedes-shift-bushing-installer-baum-tools-b7200#reviews
Rick
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I went out before it got too dark (twilight helped see the LED) and
hooked up my LED blinker reader to the car and pulled codes off 4 pins.
Had time to test/ get codes off pin5 LH Sequential Fuel Injection Left
Bank, pin6 ABS/ASR/ETS/ESP, pin8 Base Module, and pin11 Automatic Damper
System con
Oldest son texts me this afternoon: “Car is leaking fuel bad, only when
running. I’m going to pull it in the garage and have a look.”
Hmm. He’s had a fuel leak that we haven’t been able to pinpoint for a long
time, but it’s always been pretty small. He still gets between 30-40 mpg.
So I get hom
40mpg? Does it have ICE COLD AIR also? Best I have ever seen with one
of these is about 32.
On 2/25/2019 6:23 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote:
Oldest son texts me this afternoon: “Car is leaking fuel bad, only when
running. I’m going to pull it in the garage and have a look.”
Hmm. He’s ha
It does if the other pilot goes to sleep as well. I've read about two instances
of that happening to major airline pilots; one plane flew out over the Pacific,
and the other either overflew, or woke up before they overflew, their
destination on a flight from the West Coast to somewhere in Minnes
Where's a cheap place to buy Baum?
Autohausaz has them on sale, list $49.95, sale price $62.04.
https://www.autohausaz.com/pn/BU-B7200
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Rick wrote:
> You need the whole suspension, or can it be done?
It's not 50 degrees. Dunno.
It seems it might be easier to remove the whole thing?
tin
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--FT wrote:
> Should be the same setup, both 123s. 240 spring might be different from
> a 300 spring due to different engine weights up front?
That might make a stiff ride since 240 is lighter weight? Or, wrong length?
What about euro? When we did slave cylinder it was special part for the euro
--FT - how do the Google Drive files get downloaded / viewed? Do you
need to authorize? There do not seem to be Drive options for viewing
and when downloading, things seem to stall.
Thanks.
tin
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You should be able to follow the link then download the files/folders. The
files are close to a gig so it will take awhile depending on your bandwidth
--FT
Sent from iPhone
> On Feb 25, 2019, at 8:26 PM, Mountain Man via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> --FT - how do the Google Drive files get download
Would this tool be available as a loaner at the auto parts store?
Michael E. Esh
> On Feb 25, 2019, at 8:11 PM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> Where's a cheap place to buy Baum?
> Autohausaz has them on sale, list $49.95, sale price $62.04.
> https://www.autohausaz.com/pn/BU-B7200
>
>
Same here, however i am trying to download on a Mac.
Michael E. Esh
> On Feb 25, 2019, at 8:26 PM, Mountain Man via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> --FT - how do the Google Drive files get downloaded / viewed? Do you
> need to authorize? There do not seem to be Drive options for viewing
> and when
Me thinks you need a Google account.
Rick
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Same here, however i am trying to download
Uh, no.
I have this one, it was the cheapest I could find it.
https://www.fcpeuro.com/products/mercedes-shift-bushing-installer-baum-tools-b7200
Rick
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Got It.
Thanks
> On Feb 25, 2019, at 8:47 PM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
>
> Me thinks you need a Google account.
>
>
>
> Rick
>
>
>
> Original Message
>
>
>
> From: mercedes@okiebenz.com
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> Reply-to: me
FL car = never driven in snow.
On Mon, Feb 25, 2019 at 7:26 PM Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> 40mpg? Does it have ICE COLD AIR also? Best I have ever seen with one
> of these is about 32.
>
> On 2/25/2019 6:23 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote:
> > Oldest son t
God point. Sleep is contagious. Yet - these things fly themselves.
On Mon, Feb 25, 2019 at 8:06 PM archer75--- via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> It does if the other pilot goes to sleep as well. I've read about two
> instances of that happening to major airline pilots; one plane fl
Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote on 2/25/19 9:55 AM:
He knows a thing or two about unreliability
--FT
Intended or not, that is ROTFL quality, FINE, dry humor!
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The crews are each three people on the 380. So there are six officers
aboard the long haul flights. On Qantas anyway.
There is considerable variation in crew training and staffing levels
between airlines. I am sure other airlines fly similar routes with less
manpower.
Sleeping at the stick is nev
Shouldn't that be a Pander?Sent from my Galaxy Tab® A
Original message From: Bob Rentfro via Mercedes
Date: 2019-02-25 9:13 AM (GMT-06:00) To: Mercedes
Discussion List Cc: Bob Rentfro
Subject: [MBZ] I Picked up the “Sherman Tank” W124 This car is filthy, the
clearcoat from
Agreed. That is,how ,I read it.😁
Dwight Giles Jr.
Wickford RI
On Mon, Feb 25, 2019, 10:33 PM Curley McLain via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:
>
>
> Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote on 2/25/19 9:55 AM:
> > He knows a thing or two about unreliability
> >
> > --FT
> >
>
> Intended or not,
no room in the 124 to do the front gearshift bushing one that way. Rear
one you can use a bolt. I use channellocks. Started that 48 years ago
on the 110.
Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote on 2/25/19 10:50 AM:
I did them on the 126 using a bolt and some washers, which I think is
kinda the po-m
no, it is not a mcPherson strut. those are in a 124.
Mountain Man via Mercedes wrote on 2/25/19 11:27 AM:
thanks - 50 degrees is much better than 20 degrees.
also, can the whole suspension be removed/replaced? - spring/shock,
control arms...
tin
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Pays to replace all the fuel hoses under the hood and under the tank
when you get another car, and every 5-10 years, depending on the quality
of the hose.
Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote on 2/25/19 6:23 PM:
Oldest son texts me this afternoon: “Car is leaking fuel bad, only when
running. I’m goi
i got cd1. took 30-60 min I didn't keep track cd2 is working now.
The index won't run on a Mac, but you can open the pdfs.
You need a winders box or a VM running windoze 7 or so, Xp will work too.
Michael Esh via Mercedes wrote on 2/25/19 7:44 PM:
Same here, however i am trying to dow
Aircrew is strictly limited to FAA ruled "duty time" for each day. FAA
mandates how much "duty time" can be done which is not just "flight time at
the controls". Every airline worldwide has to meet FAA regulations with few
exceptions in order to operate in airline flight corridors and controlled
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