Hahaha! You can also tie the car to a tree and back up! Works like a charm.
Sent from my iPhone > On May 21, 2022, at 6:59 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > I put in “new” supports for the front of the S550 where it took a forest rat > hit. The “new” radiator support would not mate up with the right side support > which seemed fine so I’m figuring the hit pranged it a smidgen too. Time for > some redneck adjustment. See below. > > I’m just about finished, about 6hr of work today taking my time. I don’t > think I’m going to have any leftovers! I did have to do some slight dremel > modification on the 07 radiator/condenser/coolers support to accommodate the > trans cooler on my 09 car but it all went together ok. Put on new tensioner > and idlers and a belt (very easy with no rad and fan in the way!) and a > coupla new radiator hoses. I have some spares of others I pulled off the > donor car, for some reason FCP didn’t have some. > > Took off the bumper and changed the metal bumper beam as the brackets on top > were torn. Gotta bang and bend and maybe weld the distronic sensor support > bracket which also has the safety catch until I can find another one. Coupla > other small things to do and put the headlights in and bumper back on. > Shouldn’t take much longer. > > Gotta get some blue coolant and I can fire it up and should be ready to > drive! Need some new trans fluid/filter as I think it lost some from the > busted cooler plus it looked smelled old and nasty anyway. The 722.9 is a > pita to do that one but whatever. Got a new oil filter so will get those > fluids done. > > I’ll see what I can do about the AC, might just take it to a local shop and > let them deal with it since my AC knowledge is somewhat sketchy. That way I > can have some “warranty.” There is a sticker on the rad support for > refrigerant capacity. > > Fun times Benzing today! > > <image0.jpeg> > > > --FT > Sent from iFōn_______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
