The problem is the bolt that holds the timer on backed out, rattled
around for a LONG time, and in the end, I think the shaft that the timer
drives to run the IP broke. That is why I needed to extract that shaft
from the known bad spare engine. (and the oil pump had to be removed to
get it ou
Any sign of the problem?
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Max Dillon
Charleston SC
'87 300TD
'95 E300
On October 23, 2017 7:06:00 PM EDT, Curley McLain via Mercedes
wrote:
>I finally got back to pulling the oil pump today. The oil pump
>finally
>came out. I bumped up the top shaft that drives the oil pump with a
>1/2"
I finally got back to pulling the oil pump today. The oil pump finally
came out. I bumped up the top shaft that drives the oil pump with a
1/2" extension 12" long, then the IP drive shaft I was after fell out at
last! Now to do the same on the engine in the car, and start getting it
back to
