Re: [MBZ] New motor mounts bad?

2011-07-18 Thread Mountain Man
Dieselhead wrote: > I have had new MB Factory parts from the dealer fail immediately too. Not > motor mounts, but other things. The mounts you took from here should be decent. They were new put in from dealer about 9 years ago. mao ___ http://www.okiebenz.com F

Re: [MBZ] New motor mounts bad?

2011-07-18 Thread Mountain Man
Jaime wrote: > I buy enough parts that I have two dealers flighting for my business with > excellent pricing. I'm gonna price my parts thru Jaime from now on. mao ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] New motor mounts bad?

2011-07-18 Thread Jim Cathey
Rack damper spring? I had to replace it on my '82 with a newer version, but your '92 should atlready have that. There is no damper on the IP. The 190D with manual transmission has a damper on the IP. (Not the rack damper bolt, and actual little hydraulic strut.) Helps tame the bucking of the c

Re: [MBZ] New motor mounts bad?

2011-07-18 Thread Hans Neureiter
Rack damper spring? I had to replace it on my '82 with a newer version, but your '92 should atlready have that. On Sun, Jul 17, 2011 at 9:49 AM, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: > There is no damper on the IP. > > On 7/17/2011 6:57 AM, Hans Neureiter wrote: > >> Did you check the damper on the IP? >> >>

Re: [MBZ] New motor mounts bad?

2011-07-18 Thread LarryT
Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] New motor mounts bad? They are the same or very similar to the mounts on your 124. I am going to have to crawl up under there and look at them I suppose. I did discover I did not replace the tranny mount when I replaced the motor mounts so maybe that i

Re: [MBZ] New motor mounts bad?

2011-07-18 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
e Kopchinski" > To: "Mercedes Discussion List" > Sent: Sunday, July 17, 2011 8:08 AM > Subject: Re: [MBZ] New motor mounts bad? > > >> Here is my extreme view on this topic: >> >> This is exactly why you shouldn't buy rubber parts (including s

Re: [MBZ] New motor mounts bad?

2011-07-18 Thread Rusty Cullens
/ 1-800-741-5252 Fax/ 770-454-9745 ICQ 427542441 AIM BuyMBparts - Original Message - From: "Jaime Kopchinski" To: "Mercedes Discussion List" Sent: Sunday, July 17, 2011 8:08 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] New motor mounts bad? Here is my extreme view on this topic: Thi

Re: [MBZ] New motor mounts bad?

2011-07-17 Thread Brian Toscano
enz.com] > On Behalf Of Kaleb C. Striplin > Sent: Sunday, July 17, 2011 7:51 AM > To: Mercedes Discussion List > Subject: Re: [MBZ] New motor mounts bad? > > They are the same or very similar to the mounts on your 124. I am > going to have to crawl up under there and look at th

Re: [MBZ] New motor mounts bad?

2011-07-17 Thread Greg Fiorentino
Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] New motor mounts bad? They are the same or very similar to the mounts on your 124. I am going to have to crawl up under there and look at them I suppose. I did discover I did not replace the tranny mount when I replaced the motor mounts so maybe that is it

Re: [MBZ] New motor mounts bad?

2011-07-17 Thread Dieselhead
I have had new MB Factory parts from the dealer fail immediately too. Not motor mounts, but other things. Even MB is not above and beyond gremlins, shoddy suppliers and human error The new mounts I got from Rusty for the Snookmobile 300D are still fine after all these years. When I instal

Re: [MBZ] New motor mounts bad?

2011-07-17 Thread OK Don
The new mounts I got from Rusty for the Snookmobile 300D are still fine after all these years. When I installed the factory reman crate engine in the '76 300D, I bought "new" mounts from the local indy who got them from the dealer in Kansas City. One of them collapsed on letting the engine down. I

Re: [MBZ] New motor mounts bad?

2011-07-17 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
- From: Kaleb C. Striplin Sent: Saturday, July 16, 2011 10:47 PM To: mercedes Mailing List Subject: [MBZ] New motor mounts bad? When I did all the engine work to my 92 300SD I replaced the motor mounts. They never did seem exactly smooth but every time I drive the thing its worse and worse. Today I

Re: [MBZ] New motor mounts bad?

2011-07-17 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
There is no damper on the IP. On 7/17/2011 6:57 AM, Hans Neureiter wrote: Did you check the damper on the IP? On Sat, Jul 16, 2011 at 9:47 PM, Kaleb C. Striplinwrote: When I did all the engine work to my 92 300SD I replaced the motor mounts. They never did seem exactly smooth but every time

Re: [MBZ] New motor mounts bad?

2011-07-17 Thread LarryT
-Original Message- From: Kaleb C. Striplin Sent: Saturday, July 16, 2011 10:47 PM To: mercedes Mailing List Subject: [MBZ] New motor mounts bad? When I did all the engine work to my 92 300SD I replaced the motor mounts. They never did seem exactly smooth but every time I drive the thing its worse

Re: [MBZ] New motor mounts bad?

2011-07-17 Thread Jaime Kopchinski
Here is my extreme view on this topic: This is exactly why you shouldn't buy rubber parts (including suspension) from anywhere but the dealer. As hard as guys like Rusty may try, aftermarket parts are turning to crap quickly. OE quality, etc, is all BS. Unless the part has a three pointed star

Re: [MBZ] New motor mounts bad?

2011-07-17 Thread Hans Neureiter
Did you check the damper on the IP? On Sat, Jul 16, 2011 at 9:47 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: > When I did all the engine work to my 92 300SD I replaced the motor mounts. > They never did seem exactly smooth but every time I drive the thing its > worse and worse. Today I drove it after finding

Re: [MBZ] New motor mounts bad?

2011-07-17 Thread Hans Neureiter
They could be bad. Rubber deteriorates with age, regardless of use. If the were on the shelve for 20 years? I bought a set of "brand new" fork gaiters for my '72 Triumph. They didn't survive installation. On Sat, Jul 16, 2011 at 9:47 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: > When I did all the engine work

Re: [MBZ] New motor mounts bad?

2011-07-16 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
Injectors don't cause vibrations like this maybe a miss or rough idle Sent from my iPhone On Jul 16, 2011, at 10:35 PM, Max Dillon wrote: > Injectors? > > Max > -- > Sent from my Android phone with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. > > "Kaleb C. Striplin" wrote: > > When I did all the en

Re: [MBZ] New motor mounts bad?

2011-07-16 Thread Max Dillon
Injectors? Max -- Sent from my Android phone with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. "Kaleb C. Striplin" wrote: When I did all the engine work to my 92 300SD I replaced the motor mounts. They never did seem exactly smooth but every time I drive the thing its worse and worse. Today I drove i

[MBZ] New motor mounts bad?

2011-07-16 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
When I did all the engine work to my 92 300SD I replaced the motor mounts. They never did seem exactly smooth but every time I drive the thing its worse and worse. Today I drove it after finding both sets of keys that have been lost for a couple of months (one was in the drawer where they wer