Re: [MBZ] Today's fun: 124 300D

2018-11-26 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Those 17mm bolts can be a tight reach, not a lot of room to swing a wrench and the top bolt is hard to see at all. I use a 3/8 drive ratchet and a short length of pipe to get more torque. Once you've got them loose, you may have room to get a universal joint into the mix so you can get a wider

Re: [MBZ] Today's fun: 124 300D

2018-11-26 Thread Larry Turner via Mercedes
Thanks! Larry On 11/25/2018 7:38 PM, Curley McLain via Mercedes wrote: Remove battery cables, or at least the ground. Turn key to ON.  be sure steering is unlocked. Remove washer tank. Unhook small wire at solenoid Unhook battery cable at solenoid Jack up the front end (floor jack under front

Re: [MBZ] Today's fun: 124 300D

2018-11-25 Thread Curley McLain via Mercedes
Remove battery cables, or at least the ground. Turn key to ON. be sure steering is unlocked. Remove washer tank. Unhook small wire at solenoid Unhook battery cable at solenoid Jack up the front end (floor jack under front crossmember) Jackstands under lift pads crawl under from the front. remove

Re: [MBZ] Today's fun: 124 300D

2018-11-25 Thread Larry Turner via Mercedes
How much trouble was the R of the starter? Mine's OK as far as I know, but I like to plan ahead ;-) Thanks, LarryT On 11/10/2018 7:14 PM, Curley McLain via Mercedes wrote: The 300D had a fit on Mon. where it would not start.  no click, nothing, but plenty of battery.   It also did not click

Re: [MBZ] Today's fun: 124 300D

2018-11-11 Thread Max Dillon via Mercedes
Bravo! The core exchange for my Infiniti caliper was $70, $10 more than the price of the rebuilt caliper. Did you have a core for the starter? -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '87 300TD '95 E300 ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] Today's fun: 124 300D

2018-11-10 Thread Craig via Mercedes
On Sat, 10 Nov 2018 18:14:58 -0600 Curley McLain via Mercedes wrote: > Gotta love the simple fixes! Congratulations! Craig ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go

[MBZ] Today's fun: 124 300D

2018-11-10 Thread Curley McLain via Mercedes
The 300D had a fit on Mon. where it would not start. no click, nothing, but plenty of battery. It also did not click with the auxiliary starter button. After it cooled for 2 hours, it magically started. The starters on these have a tendency to just quit without warning, unlike older