Re: [MBZ] This weekends project
It takes power to rattle that drive shaft around ... On Sun, Sep 15, 2019 at 4:36 PM Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Seems to have more power too, > but not sure how that could be. Maybe it was because I have been > keeping out of the pedal to keep it from banging around. > -- OK Don "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain "There are three kinds of men: The ones that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves." WILL ROGERS, *The Manly Wisdom of Will Rogers* 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] This weekends project
Attaboy! Kevin in Hillsboro, OR 1982 240D 191Kmi, Hildegard Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 15, 2019, at 2:36 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes > wrote: > > I pulled the drive shaft on the 98 E300 to cure the increasingly worse > vibration when taking off from a start, which I assumed was the center > support. When I dropped the exhaust shield, yep, center support was shot. > Along with that I replaced the front flex disk and trans mount. The rear > flex disk was done when I replace the differential. The differential cover > has also been leaking for a while and I discovered when I sealed the cover > before installing it I failed to torque the bolts all the way down. Wow. I > was able to unbolt it from the car with a jack under it and was able to drop > it down and push it forward enough to get the bolts off without pulling the > axles. Removed the cover cleaned it up and applied the sealant and torqued > them down properly this time. Got it reinstalled, slammed the drive shaft > back in, filled the diff with oil and job done. Drive it up the street and > problem solve. It is way more quite and smooth. Seems to have more power > too, but not sure how that could be. Maybe it was because I have been > keeping out of the pedal to keep it from banging around. > > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. > https://www.avg.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
[MBZ] This weekends project
I pulled the drive shaft on the 98 E300 to cure the increasingly worse vibration when taking off from a start, which I assumed was the center support. When I dropped the exhaust shield, yep, center support was shot. Along with that I replaced the front flex disk and trans mount. The rear flex disk was done when I replace the differential. The differential cover has also been leaking for a while and I discovered when I sealed the cover before installing it I failed to torque the bolts all the way down. Wow. I was able to unbolt it from the car with a jack under it and was able to drop it down and push it forward enough to get the bolts off without pulling the axles. Removed the cover cleaned it up and applied the sealant and torqued them down properly this time. Got it reinstalled, slammed the drive shaft back in, filled the diff with oil and job done. Drive it up the street and problem solve. It is way more quite and smooth. Seems to have more power too, but not sure how that could be. Maybe it was because I have been keeping out of the pedal to keep it from banging around. --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. https://www.avg.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
