Could the lever be drilled and a nut secured ball be used. I have one somewhere, if it helps Fred
On Fri, Aug 27, 2021 at 3:21 PM Randy Bennell via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Could you use small heim joints and make your own replacement linkage? > > > > On 27/08/2021 1:49 PM, David Bruckmann via Mercedes wrote: > > Good afternoon, > > > > My 1976 300D's accelerator linkage has come apart. This is the stamped > > piece attached to the valve cover immediately before the rod that > descends > > to the injection pump. The failure is that one of the balls has come > loose > > from the stamping, meaning that it becomes detached while driving, > leading > > to "loss of control" as NHTSA would say. > > > > I was initially hopeful because I was able to order (and pay for) said > > linkage (know as LEVER, CONTROL A6170700022, > > https://partssearch.mercedes-benz-classic.com/parts/A6170700022 ), but > > after two weeks and confirmation with Tom Hanson, the part is definitely > > NLA. Too bad, because at under $20 it seemed like a no brainer. > > > > This part was used *only *on 1975-76 300D 617.910 non-turbo engines. > Alas, > > the non-turbo W123 had a different linkage, even though they used the > same > > engine. > > > > So, options are: > > > > 1. Find a used one (*DOES ANYONE HERE HAVE THIS PART?*) > > > > 2. Repair the one I have. I was thinking of using solder to prevent the > > ball from being pulled out of the stamping, but I don't thnk that's > likely > > to succeed in the long term. > > > > Would welcome ideas on either front! > > > > 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 > > -- Fred Moir Lynn MA Diesel preferred _______________________________________ 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
