Sounds like bullshit to me. Who, owning such a car and wanting to sell it,
would just post it on CL?
Allan
Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes writes:
> Own a piece of history - Chuck Berry’s Personal Mercedes Benz S500
>
> https://stlouis.craigslist.org/clt/d/saint-louis-own-piece-of-history-chuck/68
Documentation showing the legitimacy of the story behind this amazing
vehicle and it’s world renown owner, will be shown upon request (only
for serious inquiries)
On 5/24/19 8:44 AM, Allan Streib via Mercedes wrote:
Sounds like bullshit to me. Who, owning such a car and wanting to sell it,
wo
https://youtu.be/9jKrHzps0XM?t=19
I bought a brand-new air-mobile
It was custom-made, 'twas a Flight De Ville
With a powerful motor and some hideaway wings
Push in on the button and you will hear her sing
[Chorus]
Now you can't catch me, baby you can't catch me
'Cause if you get too close, you kn
Yup. That would be a BaT car for sure.
Rick
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Sounds like bullshit to me. Who, owning such a car and wanting to sell it,
I just got an email from HF about their
★ MEMORIAL DAY ★ 4 Day Sale ★ Starts Today★
One of the items on sale is their 4-1/2 in. 4.3 Amp Angle Grinder
https://www.harborfreight.com/4-12-in-43-Amp-Angle-Grinder-69645.html?ccdenc=eyJjb2RlIjoiNDAyNjQ0NjQiLCJza3UiOiI2OTY0NSIsImlzIjoiOS45OSIsI
On Fri, 24 May 2019 11:41:29 -0600 Craig wrote:
> Having heard disparaging remarks about HF's electrical tools on this
> list, I decided to read the comments. One had me laughing out loud,
> the comment of CJK on 13 May 2019:
>
> Cheap enough to have 10 on hand
>
> I buy these becau
Ok, I a bled the crap out of it. I did the bleeder at the abs unit,
then did all the wheels again started and RR, the LR, RF, LF. I ran
about 3qts of fluid thru it. At all wheels I have clean fluid and no
bubbles coming out. Took it out and it still has very little braking.
Pedal goes prob
So have you adjusted out the rear brake drums? If not, that would be my
next move.
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Max
Charleston SC
On Fri, May 24, 2019 at 2:15 PM Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> Ok, I a bled the crap out of it. I did the bleeder at the abs unit,
> then did all
Yea I guess I could try that. I had planned on just letting them adjust
out on their own.
On 5/24/2019 1:18 PM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes wrote:
So have you adjusted out the rear brake drums? If not, that would be my
next move.
-
Max
Charleston SC
On Fri, May 24, 2019 at 2:15 PM
I have one on the shelf to replace the p/n 91223 grinder I'm using now when
it dies - it's #2 - the first lasted five years of intermittent use.
On Fri, May 24, 2019 at 1:00 PM Craig via Mercedes
wrote:
> On Fri, 24 May 2019 11:41:29 -0600 Craig wrote:
>
> > Having heard disparaging remarks abo
I bought one of these a couple of years ago.
https://www.lowes.com/pd/PORTER-CABLE-4-1-2-in-7-Amp-Trigger-Switch-Corded-Angle-Grinder/1208961
I do not recall the exact price but I think it was on sale and I got it
for less than the amount now listed.
No problems with it.
I think one is better se
Paging Dan (the Parts Man) - do you have the eBay store link for the turn
signals for '95 124? They are the second generation clear type.
Picked up the car this afternoon, but Geico still trying to figure out what
my buy-back cost will be. Going to start gathering up parts and then
either put on
If the master cylinder has air in it, will bleeding at the wheels remove
that air, or does it need to be bled in a separate procedure?
On 5/24/2019 1:21 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes wrote:
Yea I guess I could try that. I had planned on just letting them
adjust out on their own.
On 5/24
If you want bad brakes, rely on the automatic adjusters.
If you want good full pedal, adjust the shoes till they lock up the wheel,
then back the adjuster off until you just can feel a very light drag. First
couple of hard stops will "wear in" the shoes and you will turn free with
no drag.
OR,
Find
I will probably pull the wheels back off and adjust the shoes, or I guess I
could do it with the wheels on. I did not measure the drums, they still looked
good with very little wear, at least they did not have a ridge at the edge. I
hate drum brakes.
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> On May 24, 2019, a
> I hate drum brakes.
IMHO they are an extraordinarily elegant design, but not without their
quirks and limitations. My favorite part is that they don't need boosters
to get good braking.
-- Jim
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I wonder is there is a reasonably priced way to upgrade them to disc brakes
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On May 24, 2019, at 2:32 PM, Jim Cathey wrote:
>> I hate drum brakes.
>
> IMHO they are an extraordinarily elegant design, but not without their
> quirks and limitations. My favorite part is tha
What year is it?
Later years went to disc I think after 1995 for chebby. so a 96 and up
diff would fit with discs.
On Fri, May 24, 2019 at 12:36 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> I wonder is there is a reasonably priced way to upgrade them to disc
> brakes
>
>
In the interest of time and effort, try adjusting them, wheels on. If they
don't adjust out enough to lock up the wheel, then it's time to pull the
drums and take them to FLAPS to be measured for ID. Could be why you never
had good brakes to start with, some dip wit did a brake job and took the
dru
I think you put the adjustment tool in a little slot in the backer plate
to push on the toothed wheel on the adjuster? If the drum is on you
can't get at it. The wheel should not interfere unless it makes it
easier to get at the back of the brake assembly
--FT
On 5/24/19 3:26 PM, Kaleb Stri
This is a 96 and it has drums. I think rear disk stated with the next body. My
02 has them.
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> On May 24, 2019, at 2:41 PM, G Mann via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> What year is it?
> Later years went to disc I think after 1995 for chebby. so a 96 and up
> diff would fit with
"Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes" writes:
> If the master cylinder has air in it, will bleeding at the wheels remove
> that air, or does it need to be bled in a separate procedure?
If it's a new MC, you usually need to do a "bench bleed" before
installing.
If it got low enough on fluid to suck
The rear wheel cylinders were leaking and contaminated the shoes so that is why
o replaced all that. I’m going to adjust the shoes either today or tomorrow
then see what happens. It’s either that or I somehow still have air on the
lines, which I can’t see how. Or air on master cylinder or it’s b
My 96 Silverado has rear drums, I had to replace the cylinders a year or
so ago as one was leaking badly, I just ran the adjuster until the shoes
were tight against the drum then went and did the back and forth thing.
They settled in quick.
--FT
On 5/24/19 3:52 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercede
It’s not new, I have no idea how old it is. It’s possible it got sucked dry but
I would think after adding new fluid and getting clear bubble free flow at all
of the wheels the air should be out, but I could be wrong.
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> On May 24, 2019, at 2:53 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes
I'm glad you mentioned that leading wheel cylinder issue.
Which leads me to this:
If the brake fluid is rank, which it was, and the wheel cylinder is
leaking, it's likely the master cylinder rubber cups are also leaking, just
a bit. When master cylinder leaks on Chebbys with brake vacuum booster
be
I know my 99 Suburban needed some special tool to bleed the brakes...
something to open up the valves in the ABS unit. Its one of the few things
I've ever farmed out to a local shop. He replaced all the lines, wheel
cylinders, and calipers. The bleed screws were frozen and it was cheap to
get ne
The braking effort seems fine. This has the hydro boost brakes rather than the
vacuum booster. I’m still suspecting the MC is weak. It’s not expensive or hard
to replace so I will probably replace it.
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> On May 24, 2019, at 3:06 PM, G Mann via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> I'm gl
I seem to recall something about a tool, I may end up having to get one.
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> On May 24, 2019, at 3:28 PM, Jaime Kopchinski via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> I know my 99 Suburban needed some special tool to bleed the brakes...
> something to open up the valves in the ABS unit. Its
On Fri, 24 May 2019 13:45:11 -0500 Randy Bennell via Mercedes
wrote:
> I bought one of these a couple of years ago.
> https://www.lowes.com/pd/PORTER-CABLE-4-1-2-in-7-Amp-Trigger-Switch-Corded-Angle-Grinder/1208961
> I do not recall the exact price but I think it was on sale and I got it
> for l
I bought one of the $20 recip saws a few years back, was $20 then too!
That thing refuses to die, and I have abused it. It surprises me
greatly. I did have to replace one of the allen screws that holds the
saw guard and do a bit of a mod but that was nothing.
--FT
On 5/24/19 1:41 PM, Craig
I asked my mechanic son about your problem and if there was anything
special about a 96 Chevy.
He said not. He agreed that you need to tighten up the rear shoes to the
point where they drag a bit.
He said that even if the front brakes were fine before you started
working on the rear brakes,
Ok thanks. As I said, I hate drum brakes and have not messed with them in many
years
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> On May 24, 2019, at 4:42 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> I asked my mechanic son about your problem and if there was anything special
> about a 96 Chevy.
>
> He said not.
I bought one of those 10 or 15 years ago - used it to cut a lot of steel
and some wood. It finally died last year - the worm gear that turns the
reciprocating mechanism stripped. Replaced it with another one - we'll see
how it goes.
I did have a 1/2" HF drill that I tried to use to mix floor leve
Yes, replace the Cheby with a Mercedes ...
On Fri, May 24, 2019 at 2:36 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> I wonder is there is a reasonably priced way to upgrade them to disc
> brakes
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On May 24, 2019, at 2:32 PM, Jim Cathey wrote:
>
> >>
You won't have a pedal until you get the rear brakes adjusted. Drum brake
cylinders are pretty big, and unlike disk brakes, the shoes retract completely
every application.
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That could be my problem then. I will tackle that tomorrow. I had just
expected the brakes to work OK with the fronts working until the rears
adjusted out.
On 5/24/2019 5:38 PM, Peter Frederick via Mercedes wrote:
You won't have a pedal until you get the rear brakes adjusted. Drum brake
c
I emailed the seller asking about the codes. Here is the reply:
*I think it indicated a timing chain issue. I'm not a mechanic.*
On Thu, May 23, 2019 at 3:06 PM Andrew Strasfogel
wrote:
> Wow, that is some impressive data card!
>
> On Thu, May 23, 2019 at 2:57 PM Mitch Haley via Mercedes <
> m
Touche.
On Fri, May 24, 2019 at 9:25 AM Rick Knoble via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> Yup. That would be a BaT car for sure.
>
>
> Rick
>
> From: mercedes@okiebenz.com
> Sent: May 24, 2019 8:44 AM
> To: mercedes@okiebenz.com
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> Cc: astr...@indiana.edu
Anyone ever done these? Mine are toast. Ordering a set at the dealer tomorrow,
a whopping $30/each.
Looks like a pig of a job. I’ve read a couple of threads on them on BW, but
curious as to anyone here with direct experience.
-D
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The river flooding warning earlier today said river was expected to drop below
flood stage early Saturday morning. I expect that means we might be able to get
out after that. There is currently another large storm headed this way and now
the warning says river is expected to rise tomorrow aftern
Remember that the MC has two sections (front and back brakes). Sounds like one
of them isn't working.
> -Original Message-
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> Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
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Must be the back since they are not properly adjusted yet.
What I am trying to figure out is what the deal is the brake warning
light in the cluster. It comes on when the parking brake is set. Also,
when I was pushing the pedal the other day it was off, but would come on
as the pedal got clo
Usually uneven front-rear breaking is one of the things that turns on the brake
idiot light.
> -Original Message-
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> Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes
> Sent: Friday, May 24, 2019 10:36 PM
> To: mercedes@okiebenz.com
> Cc:
I suspect a brake proportioning valve turns the dash light on when the brake
pressures are out of balance.
http://www.classicperform.com/Instructions/PDF/PVK.pdf
> -Original Message-
> From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of
> Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes
>
On Fri, 24 May 2019 21:18:05 -0500 Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
wrote:
> The river flooding warning earlier today said river was expected to
> drop below flood stage early Saturday morning. I expect that means we
> might be able to get out after that. There is currently another large
> storm heade
On Fri, 24 May 2019 23:44:07 -0400 Scott Ritchey via Mercedes
wrote:
> I suspect a brake proportioning valve turns the dash light on when the
> brake pressures are out of balance.
>
> http://www.classicperform.com/Instructions/PDF/PVK.pdf
A vehicle I had a long time ago had one of these which r
I would make some snarky remark about being able to fly out, but our grass
strip is too muddy to get the plane onto, much less taking off from, and
it's raining right now ...
On Fri, May 24, 2019 at 9:18 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes <
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> The river flooding warning e
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