Re: [MBZ] Teutonic twit

[clay via Mercedes]

I learned today that the seats RISE.  The old one did not do that.  PnP seats 
take a big draw, so a jump pack would be good.  For lots of other items that 
want testing before taking the time to wrench

clay

> On Mar 23, 2017, at 3:25 AM, Max Dillon via Mercedes  
> wrote:
> 
> I used a dremel tool to cut off the bolt, in you situation.
> 
> I'm thinking about getting that Harbor Freight battery jump pack to use as a 
> power source at the pick-n-pull, so that I can get front seats.
> -- 
> Max Dillon
> Charleston SC
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> '95 E300
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Re: [MBZ] Teutonic twit

[Max Dillon via Mercedes]

I used a dremel tool to cut off the bolt, in you situation.

I'm thinking about getting that Harbor Freight battery jump pack to use as a 
power source at the pick-n-pull, so that I can get front seats.
-- 
Max Dillon
Charleston SC
'87 300TD
'95 E300
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[MBZ] Teutonic twit

[clay via Mercedes]

I would love to hunt down and strangle the fool who thought it was a good idea 
to put the rear bolts for the seats of a w126 in a divot. 

On a PnP car it is near impossible, as you have no power to the seats, so 
almost no access to the dang bolts anyway.  

I have a set of spare seats for Allen that kind of came with the car.  The ones 
in the car were painted at one point and now look like Tammy Fay Baker.   I got 
the front bolts out with no issue.  The rears, which live in this divot are 
near impossible to get a wrench on.  I tried the off set, open end, socket, all 
were just not able to grab onto the head because of the strange angle.  Then, 
the bolts are either over torqued or rusted in.  I finally got one to let loose 
after the swivel head on the 10mm 3/8 socket nearly broke my wrist from all the 
leverage my poor arm had to apply to the stubby handle.  There is no space to 
swing a long handle without smacking into the floor.

The other bolt in the rear had rusted itself in and though it too let loose, it 
was rusted to the nut, so all it did was spin.  I tried BFH and chisel, pry 
bars, pencil butane flames, and finally just gave in and whipped out the recip 
saw and cut the bolt out.  Took part of the seat mount, but it is out.

Now I can clean the carpet, deodorize, make a repair to the mangled hole, and 
maybe install the fresher seat in a day or two.  I really should have gone with 
manual seats.


clay 

2002 s430 - Victor, a Stately & well tailored chap
1974 450sl -  Frosch - Two tone green
1986 SDL - Polei
1982 300 SD - Allen

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1976 300D - Blei Vanst - it looks silvery
1972 220D - Gump - She was green, simple and ran
1995 E300D - Gave her life to save me against a Dame in a SUV
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