I've taken those pumps apart, and they seem pretty well constructed to me. Of course, I have no reference from which to judge, though.
On Fri, Feb 15, 2008 at 7:58 AM, Jim Cathey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I cleaned all the (Nippondenso) compressor parts in the solvent tank. > That was tedious, and cold! (I didn't plug in the tank heater, > probably I should have.) Everything cleaned up well. I saw no > scoring of the cylinders or pistons. The swash plate had marks where > the piston glide buttons had sat, perhaps corrosion was setting up? > It came off with a bit of worn 600-grit wet-and-dry sandpaper. That > revealed that there was only one small score arc in one face of the > swash plate, which I burnished down. I think it will be OK. > Everything cleaned up pretty well, in fact. The thrust bearings roll > smoothly. > > There was some black smudge on a lot of places such as the piston and > valve faces, but it rubbed off. 'Black death'? Didn't seem too > deadly to me, it could have just been decomposed oil residue. Looks > to me like the compressor siezed up quickly enough that it didn't > damage itself. The car's belt-saver circuit may have helped. At the > moment I see no reason not to reassemble and use this compressor. I > should have a new seal kit for it, but I don't. Next time! > > I'll reassemble the compressor body first before cleaning the exterior > clutch parts. > > -- Jim > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
