Re: [MBZ] Interesting tidbit
I suspect that they are talking about the back of the differential facing the back bumper. It does not need to be removable because the front of the differential is removable along with the gears. I wonder if their replacement cover just glues on over the rusted out piece? Randy On 12/02/2021 11:28 PM, Craig via Mercedes wrote: One of the pieces of literature I got from O'Reilly Auto Parts recently is a brochure highlighting Dorman's "OE Fix" series of parts, which are re-engineered to solve problems with factory parts. In that brochure, I learned the differential covers for Toyota 4Runner, FJ Cruiser, Tacoma, and Tundra vehicles are welded in place. The problem with the factory parts is they are made of thin-gauge stamped steel, which lets rust eat away faster than other areas. Their fix was to make a replacement cover with thicker steel -- not what I would consider a lifetime fix, but since there were no replacement covers available before they introduced their part, I guess it's an improvement. I do, though, find it amazing any manufacturer would weld differential covers in place! Craig ___ ___ 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
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Craig via Mercedes writes: > I do, though, find it amazing any manufacturer would weld differential > covers in place! As long as it lasts through the warranty Allan ___ 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
[MBZ] Interesting tidbit
One of the pieces of literature I got from O'Reilly Auto Parts recently is a brochure highlighting Dorman's "OE Fix" series of parts, which are re-engineered to solve problems with factory parts. In that brochure, I learned the differential covers for Toyota 4Runner, FJ Cruiser, Tacoma, and Tundra vehicles are welded in place. The problem with the factory parts is they are made of thin-gauge stamped steel, which lets rust eat away faster than other areas. Their fix was to make a replacement cover with thicker steel -- not what I would consider a lifetime fix, but since there were no replacement covers available before they introduced their part, I guess it's an improvement. I do, though, find it amazing any manufacturer would weld differential covers in place! Craig ___ 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
[MBZ] Interesting tidbit
I am on a mini-lathe yahoo list, just happened to see this note this morning in regard to some crazy topic: Messages 1a Re: OT: WW1 Era US Engineer Corps Compass Help https://groups.yahoo.com/group/7x12minilathe/message/79222;_ylc=X3oDMTJyOWE4YTg2BF9TAzk3MzU5NzE1BGdycElkAzgzMzY5OTEEZ3Jwc3BJZAMxNzA1MDYzNjk3BG1zZ0lkAzc5MjIyBHNlYwNkbXNnBHNsawN2bXNnBHN0aW1lAzEzOTQxODU0MDk- Thu Mar 6, 2014 6:05 pm (PST) . Posted by: roylowenthal mailto:roylowent...@yahoo.com?subject=Re%3A%20OT%3A%20%20WW1%20Era%20US%20Engineer%20Corps%20Compass%20Help If the screws were locked with shellac, alcohol is a logical choice to dissolve the shellac - petroleum derived solvents won't do much to loosen shellac. Standard methanol from the paint department is the usual solvent for shellac. If you need a penetrant to help removing stuck screws, methyl salicylate (synthetic oil of wintergreen) does a better job than any of the commercial ones or the mix of ATF acetone. It's a bit volatile, so, you need to keep reapplying it to keep a puddle of liquid that'll work its way along the threads. Roy Never heard of this methyl salicylate stuff but I bet it smells good. --R ___ 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
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My recollection is that water will dissolve shellac. Randy On 07/03/2014 8:25 AM, Rich Thomas wrote: I am on a mini-lathe yahoo list, just happened to see this note this morning in regard to some crazy topic: If the screws were locked with shellac, alcohol is a logical choice to dissolve the shellac - petroleum derived solvents won't do much to loosen shellac. Standard methanol from the paint department is the usual solvent for shellac. If you need a penetrant to help removing stuck screws, methyl salicylate (synthetic oil of wintergreen) does a better job than any of the commercial ones or the mix of ATF acetone. It's a bit volatile, so, you need to keep reapplying it to keep a puddle of liquid that'll work its way along the threads. Roy Never heard of this methyl salicylate stuff but I bet it smells good. --R ___ 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
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My recollection is that water will dissolve shellac. Not too sure about this, but if it does, it's slow. Potters use shellac to draw designs on green pots, then wash with water for relief texture. Of course they then put em in kilns at 2200F or so.. and that works just fine to 'disolve' the shellac... (c: On Friday, March 7, 2014 11:53 AM, Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca wrote: My recollection is that water will dissolve shellac. Randy On 07/03/2014 8:25 AM, Rich Thomas wrote: I am on a mini-lathe yahoo list, just happened to see this note this morning in regard to some crazy topic: If the screws were locked with shellac, alcohol is a logical choice to dissolve the shellac - petroleum derived solvents won't do much to loosen shellac. Standard methanol from the paint department is the usual solvent for shellac. If you need a penetrant to help removing stuck screws, methyl salicylate (synthetic oil of wintergreen) does a better job than any of the commercial ones or the mix of ATF acetone. It's a bit volatile, so, you need to keep reapplying it to keep a puddle of liquid that'll work its way along the threads. Roy Never heard of this methyl salicylate stuff but I bet it smells good. --R ___ 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
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There are some very knowledgeable people on that list; as opposed to the BS spouting idiots on many other lists (okiebenz NOT included). Greg P.S. If you get any oil of wintergreen on your hands, wash well before you touch any sensitive parts of your body. -Original Message- From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Rich Thomas Sent: Friday, March 07, 2014 6:26 AM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: [MBZ] Interesting tidbit I am on a mini-lathe yahoo list, just happened to see this note this morning in regard to some crazy topic: Messages 1a Re: OT: WW1 Era US Engineer Corps Compass Help https://groups.yahoo.com/group/7x12minilathe/message/79222;_ylc=X3oDMTJyOWE 4YTg2BF9TAzk3MzU5NzE1BGdycElkAzgzMzY5OTEEZ3Jwc3BJZAMxNzA1MDYzNjk3BG1zZ0lkAzc 5MjIyBHNlYwNkbXNnBHNsawN2bXNnBHN0aW1lAzEzOTQxODU0MDk- Thu Mar 6, 2014 6:05 pm (PST) . Posted by: roylowenthal mailto:roylowent...@yahoo.com?subject=Re%3A%20OT%3A%20%20WW1%20Era%20US%20E ngineer%20Corps%20Compass%20Help If the screws were locked with shellac, alcohol is a logical choice to dissolve the shellac - petroleum derived solvents won't do much to loosen shellac. Standard methanol from the paint department is the usual solvent for shellac. If you need a penetrant to help removing stuck screws, methyl salicylate (synthetic oil of wintergreen) does a better job than any of the commercial ones or the mix of ATF acetone. It's a bit volatile, so, you need to keep reapplying it to keep a puddle of liquid that'll work its way along the threads. Roy Never heard of this methyl salicylate stuff but I bet it smells good. --R ___ 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
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I've had very good success in handling oil of wintergreen by using hypodermic needles that are used with diabetic injection of insulin. They are quite available at any pharmacy without prescription. You can suck up the oil without touching it from the container, and the nice tiny needle allows you to inject the oil of wintergreen with precision at the parting line between the thread and nut [ or thread and block or what ever the case may be]. Second applications are easily done and the oil of wintergreen can be preserved either by placing the cap back on over the needle, or simply squirting it back in original container, since the needle is sterile to start with. Just FWIW. Grant... On Fri, Mar 7, 2014 at 12:28 PM, Greg Fiorentino gf...@dslnorthwest.netwrote: There are some very knowledgeable people on that list; as opposed to the BS spouting idiots on many other lists (okiebenz NOT included). Greg P.S. If you get any oil of wintergreen on your hands, wash well before you touch any sensitive parts of your body. -Original Message- From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Rich Thomas Sent: Friday, March 07, 2014 6:26 AM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: [MBZ] Interesting tidbit I am on a mini-lathe yahoo list, just happened to see this note this morning in regard to some crazy topic: Messages 1a Re: OT: WW1 Era US Engineer Corps Compass Help https://groups.yahoo.com/group/7x12minilathe/message/79222;_ylc=X3oDMTJyOWE 4YTg2BF9TAzk3MzU5NzE1BGdycElkAzgzMzY5OTEEZ3Jwc3BJZAMxNzA1MDYzNjk3BG1zZ0lkAzc 5MjIyBHNlYwNkbXNnBHNsawN2bXNnBHN0aW1lAzEzOTQxODU0MDk- Thu Mar 6, 2014 6:05 pm (PST) . Posted by: roylowenthal mailto:roylowent...@yahoo.com ?subject=Re%3A%20OT%3A%20%20WW1%20Era%20US%20E ngineer%20Corps%20Compass%20Help If the screws were locked with shellac, alcohol is a logical choice to dissolve the shellac - petroleum derived solvents won't do much to loosen shellac. Standard methanol from the paint department is the usual solvent for shellac. If you need a penetrant to help removing stuck screws, methyl salicylate (synthetic oil of wintergreen) does a better job than any of the commercial ones or the mix of ATF acetone. It's a bit volatile, so, you need to keep reapplying it to keep a puddle of liquid that'll work its way along the threads. Roy Never heard of this methyl salicylate stuff but I bet it smells good. --R ___ 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
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Where would one acquire OoW? --R On 3/7/14 4:15 PM, G Mann wrote: I've had very good success in handling oil of wintergreen by using hypodermic needles that are used with diabetic injection of insulin. They are quite available at any pharmacy without prescription. You can suck up the oil without touching it from the container, and the nice tiny needle allows you to inject the oil of wintergreen with precision at the parting line between the thread and nut [ or thread and block or what ever the case may be]. Second applications are easily done and the oil of wintergreen can be preserved either by placing the cap back on over the needle, or simply squirting it back in original container, since the needle is sterile to start with. Just FWIW. Grant... On Fri, Mar 7, 2014 at 12:28 PM, Greg Fiorentino gf...@dslnorthwest.netwrote: There are some very knowledgeable people on that list; as opposed to the BS spouting idiots on many other lists (okiebenz NOT included). Greg P.S. If you get any oil of wintergreen on your hands, wash well before you touch any sensitive parts of your body. -Original Message- From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Rich Thomas Sent: Friday, March 07, 2014 6:26 AM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: [MBZ] Interesting tidbit I am on a mini-lathe yahoo list, just happened to see this note this morning in regard to some crazy topic: Messages 1a Re: OT: WW1 Era US Engineer Corps Compass Help https://groups.yahoo.com/group/7x12minilathe/message/79222;_ylc=X3oDMTJyOWE 4YTg2BF9TAzk3MzU5NzE1BGdycElkAzgzMzY5OTEEZ3Jwc3BJZAMxNzA1MDYzNjk3BG1zZ0lkAzc 5MjIyBHNlYwNkbXNnBHNsawN2bXNnBHN0aW1lAzEzOTQxODU0MDk- Thu Mar 6, 2014 6:05 pm (PST) . Posted by: roylowenthal mailto:roylowent...@yahoo.com ?subject=Re%3A%20OT%3A%20%20WW1%20Era%20US%20E ngineer%20Corps%20Compass%20Help If the screws were locked with shellac, alcohol is a logical choice to dissolve the shellac - petroleum derived solvents won't do much to loosen shellac. Standard methanol from the paint department is the usual solvent for shellac. If you need a penetrant to help removing stuck screws, methyl salicylate (synthetic oil of wintergreen) does a better job than any of the commercial ones or the mix of ATF acetone. It's a bit volatile, so, you need to keep reapplying it to keep a puddle of liquid that'll work its way along the threads. Roy Never heard of this methyl salicylate stuff but I bet it smells good. --R ___ 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
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Amazon has it (synthetic) in the 2 oz. size. That should do for a while. You might find it also at a big-box pharmacy type store. Greg -Original Message- From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Rich Thomas Sent: Friday, March 07, 2014 1:29 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] Interesting tidbit Where would one acquire OoW? --R On 3/7/14 4:15 PM, G Mann wrote: I've had very good success in handling oil of wintergreen by using hypodermic needles that are used with diabetic injection of insulin. They are quite available at any pharmacy without prescription. You can suck up the oil without touching it from the container, and the nice tiny needle allows you to inject the oil of wintergreen with precision at the parting line between the thread and nut [ or thread and block or what ever the case may be]. Second applications are easily done and the oil of wintergreen can be preserved either by placing the cap back on over the needle, or simply squirting it back in original container, since the needle is sterile to start with. Just FWIW. Grant... On Fri, Mar 7, 2014 at 12:28 PM, Greg Fiorentino gf...@dslnorthwest.netwrote: There are some very knowledgeable people on that list; as opposed to the BS spouting idiots on many other lists (okiebenz NOT included). Greg P.S. If you get any oil of wintergreen on your hands, wash well before you touch any sensitive parts of your body. -Original Message- From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Rich Thomas Sent: Friday, March 07, 2014 6:26 AM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: [MBZ] Interesting tidbit I am on a mini-lathe yahoo list, just happened to see this note this morning in regard to some crazy topic: Messages 1a Re: OT: WW1 Era US Engineer Corps Compass Help https://groups.yahoo.com/group/7x12minilathe/message/79222;_ylc=X3oDM TJyOWE 4YTg2BF9TAzk3MzU5NzE1BGdycElkAzgzMzY5OTEEZ3Jwc3BJZAMxNzA1MDYzNjk3BG1z Z0lkAzc 5MjIyBHNlYwNkbXNnBHNsawN2bXNnBHN0aW1lAzEzOTQxODU0MDk- Thu Mar 6, 2014 6:05 pm (PST) . Posted by: roylowenthal mailto:roylowent...@yahoo.com ?subject=Re%3A%20OT%3A%20%20WW1%20Era%20US%20E ngineer%20Corps%20Compass%20Help If the screws were locked with shellac, alcohol is a logical choice to dissolve the shellac - petroleum derived solvents won't do much to loosen shellac. Standard methanol from the paint department is the usual solvent for shellac. If you need a penetrant to help removing stuck screws, methyl salicylate (synthetic oil of wintergreen) does a better job than any of the commercial ones or the mix of ATF acetone. It's a bit volatile, so, you need to keep reapplying it to keep a puddle of liquid that'll work its way along the threads. Roy Never heard of this methyl salicylate stuff but I bet it smells good. --R ___ 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
