Got the tool last night; it works really well! The right tool for the job makes like so nice...
http://www.toolsource.com/advanced_search_result.php?search=1&query=m008 5&x=0&y=0 I only had time to do one bushing, which took me about 30 minutes. We'll see how the other side works out - I'll bet that I can do it faster than 30 minutes. This tool has a thrust bearing in the pull side of the tool, and fit/finish were about 9 out of 10. The acme threads were a little rough in the last half of the travel, but after working the tool over the full range of motion with some nice anti-galling never-seize paste, it was pretty smooth. Didn't even need a cheater bar to extract the old bushing. Another note, the manual says that for some cars, the dust shield needs to be loosened and rotated so that the opening for the caliper allows access for the tool. On my E300 the dust shield is rusted in place, but the tool fit fine, so I did all the work of removing the parking brake shoes and mechanism but in the end didn't need to do that. Not looking forward to putting that back together. I'm going to have to do all this work again on my wagon; planning to 'make' my own puller for the inner bushing of the LCA aka spring link. -Max -----Original Message----- From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of OK Don Sent: Saturday, November 13, 2010 6:59 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] 124 spring link - special bushing extractor tool? OK - it's a deal. On Sat, Nov 13, 2010 at 4:11 PM, Dillon, Meade M CIV SPAWARSYSCEN-ATLANTIC, 53310 <meade.m.dil...@navy.mil> wrote: > OK, already ordered it. I'll report on it's usefulness, and then > you've got first dibs once I'm done with both cars. Only condition is > if you sell it, advertise it here first. > > -Max -- > OK Don 2001 ML320 1992 300D 2.5T 1990 300D 2.5T 1997 Plymouth Grand Voyager _______________________________________ 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
