I got them changed. Car almost very smooth at idle now, not shaking
the whole car though it is still idling a bit rough but for now it's
OK. Amazing difference. Maybe I should change the dashpot too at some
point?
I guess it was not particularly hard, though somewhat fiddly, next time
will take about an hour. Was hard getting out the screws that hold the
rubber mounts to the frame, since the rubber was COMPLETELY collapsed
the rubber was pretty much mashed over the screws on the driver side,
which is under the engine bit that attaches to the rubber mount, and
getting it cleaned off to uncover the back screw was fiddly too. Not
much room to work on that one.
I had to drop the engine down a bit with the jack to where the engine
arm on one side was almost touching the rubber mount, in order to get
the bolt in from underneath as when it touched it was offset just a
bit. The bolt guided it down so tightened it up and all was good.
I have a pic I have to post that shows the old ones, pretty much pucks.
Not sure what these replacements were, they came with the other SD when
I bought it in '07 so I dug them out of a box in the garage. I hope
they last but if not I know now how to change them.
The car is leaking oil in various places, if I had it here for awhile I
could change out the cooler lines and tend to some other aspects but for
now she can keep pouring some in occasionally. So yeah, it was well
lubricated and no rust...
--R
On 10/29/15 3:56 PM, Curly McLain via Mercedes wrote:
Not on the SDL. I can't speak about the Sds. On the SDL, the big
bolt comes up from the bottom and the 6mm allen bolts you have to take
out blind on top from below. Just frrustratingly slow with 1/6 or
1/3 turn at a time working blind. some of the bolts have enough room
to spin the wrench, but 1 or 2 don't.
Diesels are nice because the engine compartment is generally well
lubricated with various petroleum products. That keeps the bolts from
getting rusty.
That would have been on a W126 diesel, I think. The oil cooler lines
are an almost for sure R&R on that car when you do the left engine
mount.
Dan
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