Oh I forgot about that bugger. That's where one should have a spouse with small hands...
-- John W Reames jwrea...@comcast.net Home: +14106646986 Mobile: +14437915905 On Nov 7, 2010, at 1:01, Dieselhead <126die...@gmail.com> wrote: > Finished the job today. Inner bolt on the upper arm, left side, is a bugger. > All in all pretty straightforward once you know the wheel carrier has to > come out. On the right side, you have to take out the washer tank, battery, > and battery tray. While the tray was out, I cleaned it and primed and > painted it. > > On the left side, I took loose the vacuum line at the booster and a cable > terminal block at the inner firewall to try to get my hand in. As always, you > have to be careful with the little nipple for the branch vacuum line. > > On the washer tank, one of the rubber seals for the pumps broke, so now I > need to send more jingies to Mr. Q. > > Forgot to pump up the brakes first. Got a thrill when I got to the end of > the drive. Got the brakes working but did not test drive it yet. Spent the > limited daylight messing with the tractor. > > >> Actually it cannot be extracted and inserted with the hub still attached to >> the knuckle. It is pressed into the knuckle from the top, and the bore for >> it is angled so that the top of the LBJ leans toward the spindle/hub. >> >> -- >> John W Reames >> jwrea...@comcast.net >> Home: +14106646986 >> Mobile: +14437915905 >> >> On Oct 31, 2010, at 10:34, Dieselhead <126die...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> I am about to embark on changing the lower joints on the 126. The book >>> says to take the wheel carrier loose before you start. Seems to me that it >>> could be extracted with the hub and upper joint still connected. >>> >>> Anyone got advice for 126 LBJ R&R? >>> >>> I have the official press (from Rusty) to install the new one. >>> >>> _______________________________________ >>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>> For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>> >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>> http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
