Next up I need to replace the voltage regulator then get the blower and AC working. Front end needs to be rebuilt and the flex disks and center support need to be replaced. Not sure yet if I will do all that or sell as is. One this is certain I will not be doing any of that unless I get my lift going.
Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 5, 2020, at 6:38 PM, G Mann via Mercedes <[email protected]> wrote: > > Glad the trick pony gave one more ride Kaleb. > > Congrats on success.... Now, get out and do a burnout before you do the > Italian tuneup..... 240 version..... Don't forget to pack a lunch.. ;)) > >> On Sun, Jul 5, 2020 at 4:29 PM Max Dillon via Mercedes < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >> Bravo! >> >> Max Dillon >> Charleston SC >> >> Jul 5, 2020 6:15:23 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes <[email protected] >>> : >> >>> I got home with the 8ft section of hose and I just decided to leave it >> as is rather than cutting it shorter. I filled the tube with fluid from >> the HF oil can squirter then attached it to the bleeder and began pumping. >> I ended up developing some air pockets in the house so I removed it from >> the bleeder again and got them out. I determined the issue the whole time >> might have been I did not have the bleeder loose enough. I loosened it >> some more and continued pumping. After a while I noticed a small amount of >> movement in the brake reservoir. Then the level started to slowly rise. I >> closed the bleeder screw then went under the dash to pull the linkage rod >> out to install the one originally on the car. The one that came with the >> MC was much shorter than the MB one that came off the car so I stuck the >> one that came with the MC back in. I had a hell of a time compressing it >> to get it back to the bolt hole. Finally got it, screwed it back down and >> now the clutch works! I am not sure if it was a matter of leaving the rod >> disconnected from the clutch pedal, opening the bleed screw more, or using >> the oil can instead of the hose connected to brake caliper. At the end of >> the day I think I prefer the oil can method because using the caliper has >> the potential to pump dirty brake fluid up into the brand new clutch >> hydraulics (although in this case the fluid looks clean like it was >> recently flushed. >>> >>> On 7/5/2020 3:07 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: >>>> I just bought 8 ft of clear tubing. Will run it out from under the car >> to where I can watch the reservoir then cut the length I need. I will then >> pump the line full of fluid before hooking it up to the bleeder on slave >> cylinder. Then start pumping. >>>> >>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>> >>>>> On Jul 5, 2020, at 2:52 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes < >> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> I didn't say it would always work. ;) >>>>> -Curt >>>>> >>>>>> On Sunday, July 5, 2020, 2:37:17 AM EDT, fmiser <[email protected]> >> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Curt wrote: >>>>>> Have you checked to see if the line from the master to the slave >>>>>> is clear? Maybe that was the problem all along. My suggestion is >>>>>> to use the rod from the car, not the replacement master. >>>>> Can't always do that. I've seen at least three different >>>>> rod-to-cylinder interfaces. Not all were interchangeable. >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________ >>>>> 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 > _______________________________________ 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
