I'm pretty sure even when they are tight the shaft will still slide back Sent from my iPhone
> On May 9, 2017, at 8:01 PM, OK Don via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > 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 > _______________________________________ 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
