The other day I noticed what at first I thought was a stick
hanging from under the front of my 83 300SD. In fact in turned out
to be a strand of a rubber body mount that had degraded from a long
term soaking of diesel fuel The cause was a slow leak in the
cigar hose return line above it. The slightly uphill and tilted
position where the car was parked put the forward mount of the
driver side brake support strut carrier in a place of
saturation. The rubber bushing appeared to have turned into black jello.
R and R of this bushing is set forth on p. 320 of Vol. 1 of
the 126 service manual. It involves removal of the brake strut and
carrier mount. Then clamping the carrier in a vice and use of a
special tool to press out and in the bushing.
That seemed a bit more than necessary in this
case. Instead, I have run the car up on ramps and am attempting to
pull out the bushing in place as shown in an attached picture. Those
are sash weights in a cradle of fence wire. I have been adding
weights for several days. 50 lbs for the last 24 hours with no
movement. I tried modest application of heat from a propane torch
with no result. (It is a scary place to use an open flame,
especially after a fuel leak.) I guess the next step is to try to
drill out some of the rubber to weaken it.
The fact that the bushing is in there so firmly makes me
think the rubber hidden in the carrier is still viable. So I am
thinking I may just put the bolt back in it and try running it a
while to see if anything loosens up. Anyone BTDT? Any tricks
for rubber bushing removal? Thanks.
Dave Gilmore, Cameron WV
This is polite society you are in
Where good and bad are mingled every which way,
And ears are lent to any sophistry
Just as if nothing matters but our manners.
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