I'm glad my instructions are useful! As for the clips, there are two... the C shaped clips that hold the cable housing to the lever assembly can be removed with your fingers or a flat head screwdriver. They will go flying so be careful.
The second clips are the ones that hold the cables to the levers - the castelled washers, can just be pried off with a small screw driver. They'll also go flying if you're not careful. The outer cables for the lower levers are different - you need to access a philips head screw from above in order to release the cables. I assume I talked about this in the instructions on my site (which I wrote 20 years ago, so I don't remember). As for any parts that might go flying, you can order them from the classic center. Its best a send a photo of what you need. There are many many different variants of these levers and cables and I'm always surprised when I find another version. I suspect a new blower motor is in your future. The one in my 4.5 recently died and I need to replace it also. Its not as terrible of a job as the internet would lead you to believe. There are more difficult jobs, for sure. Good luck Jaime On Sat, Nov 12, 2022 at 7:35 PM David Bruckmann via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I'm finally addressing the ventilation system on my W108 280SEL 4.5. > > Months ago the fan stopped, with resultant stream of smoke. Today I removed > the cowl and cabin filters (ordered new ones from MB) and reached in to > turn the motor. It is VERY stiff, but less so now. Drenched it in ATF and > will let it sit. > > While I'm at it, years ago I ordered new control levers and this seems like > the right time to install them so that I can actually regulate the fan > speed, for example. > > So I followed Jaime's excellent instructions and I am now at the > "disconnecting" stage. Is there any advice apart from not losing clips and > so on? I'm guessing the castellated washers or whatever they're called that > grip the shaft are simply something one squeezes to release, or am I in for > a struggle? > > Thanks in advance, > > 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 > > -- Jaime Kopchinski http://www.jaimekop.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
