Re: [MBZ] Tranny cooler line clamps- 107 chassis

2006-02-06 Thread dieselbenz24
I have discovered a leak in my cooler line this past weekend. It is the one on the passenger side. This looks pretty straight forward just removing the brackets and connect the end tranny and the other to the radiator, am I missing something tricky about this job ? For the frequency of this I

Re: [MBZ] Tranny cooler line clamps- 107 chassis

2006-02-06 Thread OK Don
The clear plastic tubing is a good idea - and since I won't be working on it again till next weekend, I have time to run around and get some. There is SO MUCH more room to work on everything while the engine is out of the car! On 2/5/06, Luther Gulseth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > on my SD I had a

Re: [MBZ] Tranny cooler line clamps- 107 chassis

2006-02-06 Thread Luther Gulseth
on my SD I had a line wear through and had to replace it. I used 5/8 clear plastic tubing and cut a protector out of that. Them lines are a PITA to replace in the car..BTDT. On Sat, 04 Feb 2006 20:30:53 -0600, OK Don <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I've finally gotten to the point where I'

Re: [MBZ] Tranny cooler line clamps- 107 chassis

2006-02-06 Thread OK Don
There was no room for any buffering material in these clamps, and they look factory. I'm going to re-form them and use some heavy plastic as a buffer - probably from a fabric softner bottle that was emptied today. The plastic shouldn't deteriorate from oil. Of course, there shouldn't BE any oil lea

Re: [MBZ] Tranny cooler line clamps- 107 chassis

2006-02-06 Thread Marshall Booth
OK Don wrote: I've finally gotten to the point where I'm moving the tranny from the bad engine to the new engine -- In removing the steel tranny cooler lines, I found that the clamps that hold them along the oil pan seem to have been clamped around the lines. There is no evidence of a rubber sle

Re: [MBZ] Tranny cooler line clamps- 107 chassis

2006-02-05 Thread John Berryman
On Saturday, February 4, 2006, at 09:30 PM, OK Don wrote: In removing the steel tranny cooler lines, I found that the clamps that hold them along the oil pan seem to have been clamped around the lines. There is no evidence of a rubber sleeve or anything else between the lines and the clamp. One

Re: [MBZ] Tranny cooler line clamps- 107 chassis

2006-02-05 Thread Jim Cathey
lines. There is no evidence of a rubber sleeve or anything else between the lines and the clamp. One of them is starting to wear into the line. Is this SOP for MB? I'm thinking of wrapping the steel line with Teflon pipe sealing tape (lots of it), or a strip cut out of a plastic bottle, or ??? T

[MBZ] Tranny cooler line clamps- 107 chassis

2006-02-05 Thread OK Don
I've finally gotten to the point where I'm moving the tranny from the bad engine to the new engine -- In removing the steel tranny cooler lines, I found that the clamps that hold them along the oil pan seem to have been clamped around the lines. There is no evidence of a rubber sleeve or anything