They all droop in the back Sent from my iPhone
> On Aug 5, 2017, at 11:58 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > 3/4 of the way done with this job. Some observations: > > Having the engine up in the air makes removing the spark plugs easy-peasey - > at least on the passenger side. I’ve gotten both mounts swapped and the > passenger side spark plugs done. I haven’t lowered the driver’s side down > yet and will be doing that side’s plugs next. > > You definitely have to unbolt the AC compressor to get the driver’s side > mount out, but it was amazingly easy. I haven’t put it back yet as the > engine is still lifted up, but it’s close to the mounting points right now, > so lining everything up once the engine is lowered shouldn’t be an issue. > > Mounts were definitely worn out. Here’s a picture of the right side mount > with a new mount: > > http://penoff.com/Penoff.com/Photo_dump.html#0 > > Despite reports to the contrary, the driver’s side wasn’t bad at all. Now > that I have the little 16mm offset wrench (needed for both sides) it’s just a > matter of breaking loose the top bolt which can be unscrewed by hand for the > most part. Lots of gyrations getting the bolt back in, but what I did was > get the top bolt and heat shield all lined up and then run the bolt into the > top of the mount. Get everything on the top side tightened up while there’s > space, then lower the engine down and the bottom bolt hole lines right up. > If you do one side at a time the side that’s anchored maintains the > alignment, so you’re not moving the engine around trying to get the holes > lined up. > > All in all, not a bad job. Some brute force and fiddly stuff getting to the > top bolts on the mounts, but the rest is pretty straightforward. > > I’m going to head out and finish the plugs on the driver’s side and put > everything back together. That will be the end of major work that’s > necessary on this car. Only thing left to address is the headliner, which is > starting to droop in the back…grrr. > > -D > > >> On Aug 5, 2017, at 12:55 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes >> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >> Let us know the tricks to make it easier >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> > > > _______________________________________ > 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
