Thanks, Wilton. (To me) there is nothing more rewarding than:
1.) Fixing something that would cost the average consumer a heck of a lot of money for very little (MB microswitch = $140, used microswitch plus other parts that came with the latch assembly = $32), and; 2.) Having everything on my car working as it's intended to. I've gotten a lot of crap about it over the years, but it does matter to me if the lamp in the ash tray is out, even if I don't smoke, for example. Everything should work and be functional as it was intended to be. What's the point of having it if it doesn't? Last thing I have to deal with is the lumbar bladder. Not sure why it doesn't inflate, but I'll be finding out. Dan On Nov 3, 2013, at 4:48 PM, WILTON wrote: > ATTABOY! > > Wilton > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dan Penoff" <d...@penoff.com> > To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Sent: Sunday, November 03, 2013 3:33 PM > Subject: Re: [MBZ] Door Closing Assist Fun - Follow Up > > >> Done. >> >> Had to really fight to get everything back together. Reassembled twice and >> the mechanism locked up. Figured out that the pin from the back of the door >> handle lock cylinder wasn't getting where it needed to be, and was pressing >> up against the mechanism and locking it up. >> >> Once I got that sorted out it went back together without incident. There is >> a plastic cover over the latch mechanism on the W140, and getting this back >> in place over everything in the blind wasn't fun, but fortunately it's >> plastic, so it was pliable enough to move around and eventually end up where >> it was supposed to. >> >> So now I finally have door closing assist on the driver's door! Whoopee! >> >> The doors on the coupe are simply massive slabs of metal, and not only are >> they heavy, but having to slam the door to get it to close is an almost >> jarring experience. Having the closing assist makes it so much nicer, and >> quieter, too. >> >> Gotta take Kitty for her shots now. I'm sure she'll be pleased. >> >> Dan >> >> >> >> On Nov 3, 2013, at 1:30 PM, Dan Penoff wrote: >> >>> Well, I decided to go all in on the door closing assist issue today. >>> Earlier in the week I bought a used door latch on eBay for $30 shipped that >>> had the suspect microswitch. >>> >>> I got the latch unfastened and dropped down into the door, but without >>> taking the rear window slide out, it's not coming out. I'm not about to >>> start dinking with the window, so I am attempting repairs in-situ. >>> >>> Here's what I found: >>> >>> Microswitch was not bad. It's mounted (plastic riveted) into a housing >>> that clips onto the latch mechanism. The housing is broken, which allowed >>> the microswitch to just sort of hang in place. This being the case, it >>> wouldn't make proper mechanical contact with the mechanism, hence the >>> reason for the closing assist not working. >>> >>> Since the switch is plastic riveted to the housing with the broken clips, I >>> can't just replace the switch, I have to swap the whole housing out with >>> the replacement. Not a big deal, however, I will have to splice it into >>> the existing microswitch harness, as the connector has three wires going >>> into it, as my latch has another microswitch on this circuit for the door >>> lock. Looks like the driver's door has the additional lock circuit (the >>> used latch I got was from a left rear door. >>> >>> I'm currently taking a quick lunch break then I'm heading back out to >>> splice the new switch into the harness. Once that is completed I'll >>> reassemble everything and hopefully it will work. >>> >>> Getting the latch assembly loose was not a fun undertaking, but it wasn't >>> so bad that I anticipate problems getting it all back together.... >>> >>> More as I know it. >>> >>> Dan >>> _______________________________________ >>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>> >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>> >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
