A lot of MB service tools are made by specialist tool manufacturers like
Hazet or Stahlwille, making something like this is quite tricky due to
the allen bolt to hold the hex bit in place.
Craig McCluskey wrote:
> On Thu, 09 Aug 2007 21:52:25 -0400 Mitch Haley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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On Thu, 09 Aug 2007 21:52:25 -0400 Mitch Haley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> Craig McCluskey wrote:
> > Is this the tool for which you are looking?
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> That would do it. Is it a factory tool?
I've had it for so long, I don't recall for sure. I think it is, though.
It's definitely German.
Craig McCluskey wrote:
> Is this the tool for which you are looking?
That would do it. Is it a factory tool?
I performed a hexectomy on a hex bit socket and stuck the cut off
stub in a 14mm box end. Then I put a 1 1/4" box end over the
handle of the 14mm wrench for extra leverage.
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On Wed, 08 Aug 2007 19:50:09 -0400 Mitch Haley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Now that I've got the 16v up in the air, and a storm approaching,
> I can't find my W201 CD.
> How do I check the grtrag 5ap tranny fluid and refill?
> There's a 14mm allen plug on the bottom, and on the left side a bit
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Jim Cathey wrote:
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> > and a 19mm stub that I can stick in a box wrench
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> That's what I do, using a 6-point box wrench.
Put cut off stub from allen socket in fill plug, stuck box wrench
on it, put 1 1/4" box wrench on the handle of the 14mm and pushed.
Fill plug popped loose with no trouble
> and a 19mm stub that I can stick in a box wrench
That's what I do, using a 6-point box wrench.
> It will take me a long time to fill the trans from dry with a 60cc
> syringe on a hose, but I don't see any other way to get the fluid
McParts sells this little pump dingus with a hose on it for ju
What about those small bottles of ATF that come with their own little
hose attached, perhaps put on a little bit more hose and then squeeze.
That's what I use, you can't get the bottle fully emptied this way but
it is better than a syringe.
Anyway the missus just rang to inform me that the muffle
quot;Mitch Haley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2007 7:50 PM
Subject: [MBZ] 2.3-16V trans fluid
> Now that I've got the 16v up in the air, and a storm approaching,
> I can't find my W201 CD.
> How do I check t
Hendrik wrote:
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> Ahh yes the evil fill plug, a word of warning those plugs can be tight.
> Sometimes previous owners have used bad methods (like you are thinking)
> to get them out and made a mess of them.
Thanks Hendrik.
I cut off my allen socket, still have 11mm sticking out, and a 19mm st
I second that! As soon as I started using the wife's
former ride, I did a complete fluid change to Mobil1
products.
The car had an increase in mileage of about 2 mpg
after that... money well spent these days.
Dan
--- Marshall Booth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Mitch Haley wrote:
> > Now that
Mitch Haley wrote:
> Now that I've got the 16v up in the air, and a storm approaching,
> I can't find my W201 CD.
> How do I check the grtrag 5ap tranny fluid and refill?
> There's a 14mm allen plug on the bottom, and on the left side a bit
> forward of that is another 14mm allen. Is the one on th
Ahh yes the evil fill plug, a word of warning those plugs can be tight.
Sometimes previous owners have used bad methods (like you are thinking)
to get them out and made a mess of them.
From memory I managed to get a standard Allen key in there.just
but my memory can be faulty. I would s
Now that I've got the 16v up in the air, and a storm approaching,
I can't find my W201 CD.
How do I check the grtrag 5ap tranny fluid and refill?
There's a 14mm allen plug on the bottom, and on the left side a bit
forward of that is another 14mm allen. Is the one on the side the
fill/level plug? I
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