Re: [MBZ] Spring Has Sprung
I doubt if even the Classic Center has a finnie as nice as yours, once you're done. On Sat, Apr 13, 2019 at 6:57 PM Craig via Mercedes wrote: > On Sat, 13 Apr 2019 18:28:12 -0400 Dan Penoff via Mercedes > wrote: > > > I need to adjust the horn ring, too. When I was moving the car around > > this morning to get ready to do the springs, the horn kept going off > > intermittently. Wife came out, thinking something had happened and I > > was trying to get her attention. Whoops! > > It's nice she's responsive, but you don't want too many false alarms! > > > 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 > > ___ 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] Spring Has Sprung
On Sat, 13 Apr 2019 18:28:12 -0400 Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: > I need to adjust the horn ring, too. When I was moving the car around > this morning to get ready to do the springs, the horn kept going off > intermittently. Wife came out, thinking something had happened and I > was trying to get her attention. Whoops! It's nice she's responsive, but you don't want too many false alarms! 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
Re: [MBZ] Spring Has Sprung
Springs installed, new sway bar bushings, front brakes inspected and a power steering return hose I’ve been needing to do all done. More on the blog later, but all in all it wasn’t nearly as bad as I expected it to be. Car sits higher and level now. I’m wiped out and filthy, so it’s off to the shower. I’ll probably test drive tomorrow morning. I need to adjust the horn ring, too. When I was moving the car around this morning to get ready to do the springs, the horn kept going off intermittently. Wife came out, thinking something had happened and I was trying to get her attention. Whoops! -D > On Apr 13, 2019, at 2:32 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes > wrote: > > Amen! > > Got the right side back together. As expected, it went a bit quicker since I > had some experience. Cracked the bleeder on the right side caliper but didn’t > see a difference in the pad pressure. Pulled them back a little and all was > good, so it doesn’t appear to be a wheel bearing problem. While I’ve got > everything in the air I’m going to pull the pads out of the calipers and > grease everything up. > > Time for a short break and a cold beverage, then back to the garage to > install the sway bar with new bushings and clean up the front calipers. I’ve > got some new rubber bushings for the transmission cooler hard lines I need to > put in while I’m under there, too. > > -D > > >> On Apr 13, 2019, at 1:28 PM, Max Dillon via Mercedes >> wrote: >> >> Slow and careful is the order of the day! >> -- >> Max Dillon >> Charleston SC >> >> On April 13, 2019 12:34:59 PM EDT, Dan Penoff via Mercedes >> wrote: >>> Got the driver’s side back together. >>> >>> Took some work to get the bolts lined up on the lower control arm, but >>> got it done. Fortunately, I have a piece of rod stock that’s just the >>> right diameter and length to act as a pilot, which was a big help. Not >>> fun working around that compressed spring and a jack holding up the >>> lower control arm, but that’s the way the manual says to do it. >>> >>> Taking a lunch break, a couple of Advil, then back out to do the right >>> side. >>> >>> -D >>> >>> On Apr 13, 2019, at 10:49 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes >>> wrote: Taking on what I have feared as the absolute worst job on the finnie >>> today - replacing the front springs. So far, so good. Got the left front out without an issue and am ready >>> to install the new spring. This will be the tricky part, but if it goes >>> well the right side should be a piece of cake now that I have the >>> process down. Car is hard to push on level ground, and in trying to identify the >>> cause, I think the right front brake line might be swelled internally. >>> Rotor on that side is near impossible to turn by hand, but pads are >>> extended properly and there’s no signs of a stuck piston. After I get >>> the springs sorted I’ll crack the bleeder and see if it frees up. If this ends up being the worst job on this car I’ll be very pleased. >>> It’s definitely a brute force sort of thing, but hasn’t been too bad. >>> I’m replacing all of the sway bar rubber bits while I’m there, too. -D ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Spring Has Sprung
Amen! Got the right side back together. As expected, it went a bit quicker since I had some experience. Cracked the bleeder on the right side caliper but didn’t see a difference in the pad pressure. Pulled them back a little and all was good, so it doesn’t appear to be a wheel bearing problem. While I’ve got everything in the air I’m going to pull the pads out of the calipers and grease everything up. Time for a short break and a cold beverage, then back to the garage to install the sway bar with new bushings and clean up the front calipers. I’ve got some new rubber bushings for the transmission cooler hard lines I need to put in while I’m under there, too. -D > On Apr 13, 2019, at 1:28 PM, Max Dillon via Mercedes > wrote: > > Slow and careful is the order of the day! > -- > Max Dillon > Charleston SC > > On April 13, 2019 12:34:59 PM EDT, Dan Penoff via Mercedes > wrote: >> Got the driver’s side back together. >> >> Took some work to get the bolts lined up on the lower control arm, but >> got it done. Fortunately, I have a piece of rod stock that’s just the >> right diameter and length to act as a pilot, which was a big help. Not >> fun working around that compressed spring and a jack holding up the >> lower control arm, but that’s the way the manual says to do it. >> >> Taking a lunch break, a couple of Advil, then back out to do the right >> side. >> >> -D >> >> >>> On Apr 13, 2019, at 10:49 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes >> wrote: >>> >>> Taking on what I have feared as the absolute worst job on the finnie >> today - replacing the front springs. >>> >>> So far, so good. Got the left front out without an issue and am ready >> to install the new spring. This will be the tricky part, but if it goes >> well the right side should be a piece of cake now that I have the >> process down. >>> >>> Car is hard to push on level ground, and in trying to identify the >> cause, I think the right front brake line might be swelled internally. >> Rotor on that side is near impossible to turn by hand, but pads are >> extended properly and there’s no signs of a stuck piston. After I get >> the springs sorted I’ll crack the bleeder and see if it frees up. >>> >>> If this ends up being the worst job on this car I’ll be very pleased. >> It’s definitely a brute force sort of thing, but hasn’t been too bad. >> I’m replacing all of the sway bar rubber bits while I’m there, too. >>> >>> -D >>> ___ >>> 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
Re: [MBZ] Spring Has Sprung
Slow and careful is the order of the day! -- Max Dillon Charleston SC On April 13, 2019 12:34:59 PM EDT, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: >Got the driver’s side back together. > >Took some work to get the bolts lined up on the lower control arm, but >got it done. Fortunately, I have a piece of rod stock that’s just the >right diameter and length to act as a pilot, which was a big help. Not >fun working around that compressed spring and a jack holding up the >lower control arm, but that’s the way the manual says to do it. > >Taking a lunch break, a couple of Advil, then back out to do the right >side. > >-D > > >> On Apr 13, 2019, at 10:49 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes > wrote: >> >> Taking on what I have feared as the absolute worst job on the finnie >today - replacing the front springs. >> >> So far, so good. Got the left front out without an issue and am ready >to install the new spring. This will be the tricky part, but if it goes >well the right side should be a piece of cake now that I have the >process down. >> >> Car is hard to push on level ground, and in trying to identify the >cause, I think the right front brake line might be swelled internally. >Rotor on that side is near impossible to turn by hand, but pads are >extended properly and there’s no signs of a stuck piston. After I get >the springs sorted I’ll crack the bleeder and see if it frees up. >> >> If this ends up being the worst job on this car I’ll be very pleased. >It’s definitely a brute force sort of thing, but hasn’t been too bad. >I’m replacing all of the sway bar rubber bits while I’m there, too. >> >> -D >> ___ >> 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
Re: [MBZ] Spring Has Sprung
Got the driver’s side back together. Took some work to get the bolts lined up on the lower control arm, but got it done. Fortunately, I have a piece of rod stock that’s just the right diameter and length to act as a pilot, which was a big help. Not fun working around that compressed spring and a jack holding up the lower control arm, but that’s the way the manual says to do it. Taking a lunch break, a couple of Advil, then back out to do the right side. -D > On Apr 13, 2019, at 10:49 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes > wrote: > > Taking on what I have feared as the absolute worst job on the finnie today - > replacing the front springs. > > So far, so good. Got the left front out without an issue and am ready to > install the new spring. This will be the tricky part, but if it goes well the > right side should be a piece of cake now that I have the process down. > > Car is hard to push on level ground, and in trying to identify the cause, I > think the right front brake line might be swelled internally. Rotor on that > side is near impossible to turn by hand, but pads are extended properly and > there’s no signs of a stuck piston. After I get the springs sorted I’ll crack > the bleeder and see if it frees up. > > If this ends up being the worst job on this car I’ll be very pleased. It’s > definitely a brute force sort of thing, but hasn’t been too bad. I’m > replacing all of the sway bar rubber bits while I’m there, too. > > -D > ___ > 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
