Springs installed, new sway bar bushings, front brakes inspected and a power steering return hose I’ve been needing to do all done. More on the blog later, but all in all it wasn’t nearly as bad as I expected it to be.
Car sits higher and level now. I’m wiped out and filthy, so it’s off to the shower. I’ll probably test drive tomorrow morning. I need to adjust the horn ring, too. When I was moving the car around this morning to get ready to do the springs, the horn kept going off intermittently. Wife came out, thinking something had happened and I was trying to get her attention. Whoops! -D > On Apr 13, 2019, at 2:32 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > Amen! > > Got the right side back together. As expected, it went a bit quicker since I > had some experience. Cracked the bleeder on the right side caliper but didn’t > see a difference in the pad pressure. Pulled them back a little and all was > good, so it doesn’t appear to be a wheel bearing problem. While I’ve got > everything in the air I’m going to pull the pads out of the calipers and > grease everything up. > > Time for a short break and a cold beverage, then back to the garage to > install the sway bar with new bushings and clean up the front calipers. I’ve > got some new rubber bushings for the transmission cooler hard lines I need to > put in while I’m under there, too. > > -D > > >> On Apr 13, 2019, at 1:28 PM, Max Dillon via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> >> wrote: >> >> Slow and careful is the order of the day! >> -- >> Max Dillon >> Charleston SC >> >> On April 13, 2019 12:34:59 PM EDT, Dan Penoff via Mercedes >> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>> Got the driver’s side back together. >>> >>> Took some work to get the bolts lined up on the lower control arm, but >>> got it done. Fortunately, I have a piece of rod stock that’s just the >>> right diameter and length to act as a pilot, which was a big help. Not >>> fun working around that compressed spring and a jack holding up the >>> lower control arm, but that’s the way the manual says to do it. >>> >>> Taking a lunch break, a couple of Advil, then back out to do the right >>> side. >>> >>> -D >>> >>> >>>> On Apr 13, 2019, at 10:49 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes >>> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> Taking on what I have feared as the absolute worst job on the finnie >>> today - replacing the front springs. >>>> >>>> So far, so good. Got the left front out without an issue and am ready >>> to install the new spring. This will be the tricky part, but if it goes >>> well the right side should be a piece of cake now that I have the >>> process down. >>>> >>>> Car is hard to push on level ground, and in trying to identify the >>> cause, I think the right front brake line might be swelled internally. >>> Rotor on that side is near impossible to turn by hand, but pads are >>> extended properly and there’s no signs of a stuck piston. After I get >>> the springs sorted I’ll crack the bleeder and see if it frees up. >>>> >>>> If this ends up being the worst job on this car I’ll be very pleased. >>> It’s definitely a brute force sort of thing, but hasn’t been too bad. >>> I’m replacing all of the sway bar rubber bits while I’m there, too. >>>> >>>> -D >>>> _______________________________________ >>>> 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
