I did tighten one once after re-assembling it, but that was jsut to try it. I could not tell any difference. They all just slid apart, which makes it mush easier to drop the shaft when replacing the flex disks.
On Tue, May 9, 2017 at 7:42 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Either Herman the German never tightened them from the factory or when > being worked on at dealers early in their life they never got tightened. > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On May 9, 2017, at 7:35 PM, Craig via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > > > On Tue, 9 May 2017 19:20:27 -0500 Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes > > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > >> In the nearly 30 years I have been working on these I have yet to mess > >> with that nut. > > > > I did not have to mess with that nut when I worked on our '82 240D/3.0 > > either, but Dan is right, the nut is supposed to be tightened. There is a > > picture in the shop manual with two very-long-handled wrenches turning > it. > > > > > > Craig > > > > > > > >>> On May 9, 2017, at 7:14 PM, OK Don via Mercedes > >>> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >>> > >>> Then none of the 10 or so cars I've replaced the disks on have had > >>> tghe nut properly tightened. They all slid back easily. > >>> > >>> On Tue, May 9, 2017 at 7:08 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes < > >>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >>> > >>>> Then someone didn’t tighten the nut when they were done. It’s > >>>> supposed to be tightened and by doing so you limit the fore and aft > >>>> movement of the shaft. > >>>> > >>>> -D > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>> On May 9, 2017, at 8:06 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < > >>>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>> Every car I have worked on it pretty much slid back without loosing > >>>>> the > >>>> big nut. > >>>>> > >>>>> Sent from my iPhone > >>>>> > >>>>>> On May 9, 2017, at 6:48 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes < > >>>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Yes, you slide the drive shaft back AFTER you loosen the big nut on > >>>> it. Under normal operation it doesn’t move fore and aft. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> -D > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>>> On May 9, 2017, at 7:30 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < > >>>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> Dude you slide the shaft back to get the flex disk out, so it's > >>>>>>> for > >>>> quite a bit of lateral movement > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> Sent from my iPhone > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> On May 9, 2017, at 5:50 PM, Curley McLain via Mercedes < > >>>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> except that really does not happen. this is not a f150 where the > >>>> Diff flops up, down and sideways and the splines have to slide. The > >>>> trans is fixed. the center bearing point is fixed, and the diff is > >>>> fixed. Yes each will move a little due to flexing and vibration, > >>>> but in practice the driveshaft length only varies by a mm or so. I > >>>> have seen some with splines rusted together. > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> Dan Penoff via Mercedes <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com> > >>>>>>>>> May 9, 2017 at 4:44 PM > >>>>>>>>> What he said…. > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> _______________________________________ > >>>>>>>> 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 > >>>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> _______________________________________ > >>>> 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 > >>>> > >>>> > >>> > >>> > >>> -- > >>> OK Don > >>> > >>> *“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness, and > >>> many of our people need it sorely on these accounts.”* – Mark Twain > >>> > >>> "There are three kinds of men: The ones that learns by reading. The > >>> few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the > >>> electric fence for themselves." > >>> > >>> WILL ROGERS, *The Manly Wisdom of Will Rogers* > >>> 2013 F150, 18 mpg > >>> 2012 Passat TDI DSG, 44 mpg > >>> 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! > >>> _______________________________________ > >>> 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 > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > > Craig > > > > ---------------------------------- > > Present: '82 240D/3.0 Bluebell 285 kmi (Still need to fix leaking > > oil pressure gauge and do > > something about the failed > > hood paint and attend to the > > headlight switch -- and now I > > need to do something about the > > broken left rear trailing arm) > > '89 Chevrolet G20 Beauville Van (affectionately dubbed the BRV, > > the Big Red Van) > > > > Past: '95 E320 Sebastian 135 kmi RIP > > '94 E420 Oskar 127 kmi RIP > > '86 190E/2.3 > > '72 220/8 > > '64 190Dc Emma > > '72 220D/8 Herman 186 kmi > > > > _______________________________________ > > 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 > > -- OK Don *“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts.”* – Mark Twain "There are three kinds of men: The ones that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves." WILL ROGERS, *The Manly Wisdom of Will Rogers* 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2012 Passat TDI DSG, 44 mpg 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! _______________________________________ 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
