Re: [MBZ] 1979 240D Starter Replacement
Thanks Dwight. Did it yesterday, removed file tube support bolt and and to losen bango below on tranny file tube to. Lost about a qurt of ATF in the process. Hard job but got er done. Am I getting too old for this? thanks Tom Scordato - Original Message - From: Dwight E. Giles, Jr [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'Mercedes Discussion List' mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Saturday, August 11, 2007 8:47 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] 1979 240D Starter Replacement Tom, Yes, Haynes says to remove the steering track bolt and the fill tube bolt and have an assistant push the tube rearward to allow clearance for starter to be pulled out. Not much clearance. . I watched my indie do mine and he did a lot of the bolt work from the top, but got under it and dropped it. I didn't see him move the dipstick tube, so might get by without doing that. . Dwight Dwight E. Giles, Jr. 1979 240D-250K + miles 1990 300D 2.5t 135K miles Wickford, RI -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, August 11, 2007 8:22 AM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: [MBZ] 1979 240D Starter Replacement Car is a automatic. Going to attempt to change starter. Did it on my 1977 300D 5 years ago. Questions Looks like I do not have to remove the tranny fill dip stick tube? Can I do the job from pull up ramps? Any help would appreciate it. Regards Tom Scordato, Bellefonte PA ___ 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 ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] 1979 240D Starter Replacement
It seems than at Sat, 11 Aug 2007 10:09:11 -0700 (PDT), LWB250 wrote: Never having worked on a 240D, I'm not sure if the exhaust routing would make it different... I think on my W123 240 I was able to reach in from the top and lift it out. But that was a while ago, so my memory could be faulty. I probably had to take the air cleaner off. However, I am sure that I didn't have to remove or loosen anything more significant than the air cleaner to do the swap. --Philip ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] 1979 240D Starter Replacement
I could only drop mine out the bottom. Thanks, Tom Hargrave www.kegkits.com 256-656-1924 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Fmiser Sent: Sunday, August 12, 2007 12:46 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] 1979 240D Starter Replacement It seems than at Sat, 11 Aug 2007 10:09:11 -0700 (PDT), LWB250 wrote: Never having worked on a 240D, I'm not sure if the exhaust routing would make it different... I think on my W123 240 I was able to reach in from the top and lift it out. But that was a while ago, so my memory could be faulty. I probably had to take the air cleaner off. However, I am sure that I didn't have to remove or loosen anything more significant than the air cleaner to do the swap. --Philip ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] 1979 240D Starter Replacement
Tom, Yes, Haynes says to remove the steering track bolt and the fill tube bolt and have an assistant push the tube rearward to allow clearance for starter to be pulled out. Not much clearance. . I watched my indie do mine and he did a lot of the bolt work from the top, but got under it and dropped it. I didn't see him move the dipstick tube, so might get by without doing that. . Dwight Dwight E. Giles, Jr. 1979 240D-250K + miles 1990 300D 2.5t 135K miles Wickford, RI -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, August 11, 2007 8:22 AM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: [MBZ] 1979 240D Starter Replacement Car is a automatic. Going to attempt to change starter. Did it on my 1977 300D 5 years ago. Questions Looks like I do not have to remove the tranny fill dip stick tube? Can I do the job from pull up ramps? Any help would appreciate it. Regards Tom Scordato, Bellefonte PA ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] 1979 240D Starter Replacement
I'm afraid I don't know about the auto tranny dipstick issue. But I do know that the starter gets dropped out the bottom after you access the bolts any way you prefer. You turn your wheels all the way one direction or the other, and you rotate the starter like 90 degrees or something like that. This allows the solenoid to pass through the suspension parts. I did successfully extract the starter through the top one time, but through the bottom is much much easier. (I just like to brag about that). Brian 83 240D 87 190D On 8/11/07, Dwight E. Giles, Jr [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Tom, Yes, Haynes says to remove the steering track bolt and the fill tube bolt and have an assistant push the tube rearward to allow clearance for starter to be pulled out. Not much clearance. . I watched my indie do mine and he did a lot of the bolt work from the top, but got under it and dropped it. I didn't see him move the dipstick tube, so might get by without doing that. . Dwight Dwight E. Giles, Jr. 1979 240D-250K + miles 1990 300D 2.5t 135K miles Wickford, RI -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, August 11, 2007 8:22 AM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: [MBZ] 1979 240D Starter Replacement Car is a automatic. Going to attempt to change starter. Did it on my 1977 300D 5 years ago. Questions Looks like I do not have to remove the tranny fill dip stick tube? Can I do the job from pull up ramps? Any help would appreciate it. Regards Tom Scordato, Bellefonte PA ___ 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 ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] 1979 240D Starter Replacement
I don't know about a 240D, but on a 300D and 300TD, it's just a matter of pulling the bolts and cables, then twisting it around like a puzzle piece until it slides out between the exhaust and suspension/frame. It takes a little doig until you get it oriented correctly, if I recall. Never having worked on a 240D, I'm not sure if the exhaust routing would make it different... Dan --- Zoltan Finks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm afraid I don't know about the auto tranny dipstick issue. But I do know that the starter gets dropped out the bottom after you access the bolts any way you prefer. You turn your wheels all the way one direction or the other, and you rotate the starter like 90 degrees or something like that. This allows the solenoid to pass through the suspension parts. I did successfully extract the starter through the top one time, but through the bottom is much much easier. (I just like to brag about that). Brian 83 240D 87 190D On 8/11/07, Dwight E. Giles, Jr [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Tom, Yes, Haynes says to remove the steering track bolt and the fill tube bolt and have an assistant push the tube rearward to allow clearance for starter to be pulled out. Not much clearance. . I watched my indie do mine and he did a lot of the bolt work from the top, but got under it and dropped it. I didn't see him move the dipstick tube, so might get by without doing that. . Dwight Dwight E. Giles, Jr. 1979 240D-250K + miles 1990 300D 2.5t 135K miles Wickford, RI -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, August 11, 2007 8:22 AM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: [MBZ] 1979 240D Starter Replacement Car is a automatic. Going to attempt to change starter. Did it on my 1977 300D 5 years ago. Questions Looks like I do not have to remove the tranny fill dip stick tube? Can I do the job from pull up ramps? Any help would appreciate it. Regards Tom Scordato, Bellefonte PA ___ 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 ___ 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 Building a website is a piece of cake. Yahoo! Small Business gives you all the tools to get online. http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/webhosting ___ 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
