Thanks for the info - it sounds like the rubber upper mount is not part
of the replacement Struts and must be bought separately. Yes, I will
want to replace all needed to avoid RR'ing the struts again.
Fortunately my 91 is mostly rust free.
Life time warranty?Hmmm I wonder what I have
Thanks Peter -- Excellent description! I already have the rubber boot
that covers the strut shaft - bought them a while back but I knew the
difficulty I'd have compressing a strut in good condition and decided to
wait. Plus I need to get the clamps to hold them n place. Are the
clamps
Buy the clamps from MB. They're cheap. And you'll probably find that they're
not clamps - they're really for keeping the bottom portion of the boot open and
in place over the strut, if they're like the ones for the later model cars.
I just put new boots, buffers and clamps on my 97 SL500.
I am a little late to the party here but I do believe that I have a set of Euro
headlights from my 1976 W115 300D that I scrapped long ago. The lights were
functioning when I stripped them off the carcass about 10 years ago. Peter
Frederick has dibs, since he expressed an interest back
Believe it or not my brother still drives his 75 300D and we are
considering replacing the floor pans, so I may have a use for those
headlights. I'll let you know soon.
Peter
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difficulty compressing a strut in good condition and decided to wait.
Aren't these like the 201? I have the group-buy Klann spring
compressor, but I've never yet needed it. I know I replaced
both front struts on the 190D without it.
-- Jim
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The gas pressure in a good strut requires some effort to collapse the
rod back into the bottom of the strut far enough to get the upper
bearing out. It extends immediately when released, too.
Much easier to swap the bearing while the strut is out.
Peter
h, i sell bilstein
On Sat, Mar 1, 2014 at 7:09 AM, Larry T l02tur...@comcast.net wrote:
Thanks for the info - it sounds like the rubber upper mount is not part of
the replacement Struts and must be bought separately. Yes, I will want to
replace all needed to avoid RR'ing the struts
did i mention selling bilstein?
On Sat, Mar 1, 2014 at 10:15 AM, Peter Frederick psf...@earthlink.netwrote:
The gas pressure in a good strut requires some effort to collapse the rod
back into the bottom of the strut far enough to get the upper bearing out.
It extends immediately when
Why get fakes when you can get the real deal?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/251461220678
'Course, that's for a Finnie or 108... ;-)
On Fri, Feb 28, 2014 at 9:31 PM, Jim Cathey j...@windwireless.net wrote:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/MERCEDES-NEW-W114-W115-EURO-
I find I like the look of the curved lenses better
than the flat ones. I have one of my two NOS flat
lenses on the 'heap right now. I guess the curved
lenses are NLA, in any form.
-- Jim
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fleabay will not allow it to list as 76, since it conflicts with their computers
clay
On Feb 28, 2014, at 1:26 PM, Randy Bennell wrote:
I would like to do so.
It is a bit odd that they mention all the vehicles they are supposed to fit
but do not mention 1976. I assume, always a dangerous
Mountain Man wrote:
Ya think? - Do you really think they respond to constituents? I
suspect that is not realistic.
Fedgov's definition of constituent hasn't included voters in my lifetime.
Mitch.
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just a follow up. A rebuilt transmission shifts way better than one with
182000 mostly city miles on it. no more 1-2 thud and the 3-2 downshift
ka-chung is gone also. Basically it behaves like a normal modern auto
Transmission car now. No more driving around town in S to avoid the nasty
Ritter list now, I guess. Does this thing still exist? Is Hank still there??
Curious minds want to know.. and they want the URL for it.
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Mountain Man wrote:
Ya think? - Do you really think they respond to constituents? I
suspect that is not realistic.
Fedgov's definition of constituent hasn't included voters in my lifetime.
Mitch.
Constituent includes AFLxCIO, Goobermnt motors, GE and other major
fed contractors, all
Yes.
It's a mere shell of itself, as there are only a handful of active members from
what I see. I was just scanning a weeks worth of archives a little while ago,
and saw the usual chatter but little of substance.
You can probably count the active members on two hands from what I see.
No
Did you check the center joint in the driveshaft? Tends to sound like
a bad muffler with extra vibration, most obvious at the console where
the carrier bearing is. Very obnoxious, but usually shakes all the
time, not just at 75 mph.
I would have a good tire shop check for a bent wheel,
So you got it replaced already? That was pretty quick.
--R
On 3/1/14 5:01 PM, kdwittne...@yahoo.com wrote:
just a follow up. A rebuilt transmission shifts way better than one with
182000 mostly city miles on it. no more 1-2 thud and the 3-2 downshift
ka-chung is gone also. Basically it
just a follow up. A rebuilt transmission shifts way better than one
with 182000 mostly city miles on it. no more 1-2 thud and the 3-2
downshift ka-chung is gone also. Basically it behaves like a normal
modern auto Transmission car now. No more driving around town in S
to avoid the nasty
On 3/1/2014 12:06 AM, OK Don wrote:
I do my own wrenching, so far anyway, and it is nice to have someone else
check the work before taking to the air. My butt's on the line, and his
license to work is. We both have skin in the game.
On Fri, Feb 28, 2014 at 1:08 PM, Fmiser fmi...@gmail.com
And I would immediately exit the plane and find another means of transportation.
grin
Dan
On Mar 1, 2014, at 6:03 PM, arche...@embarqmail.com wrote:
Who knows, a few years from now we might enter a Delta airliner and Kaleb
will be standing there in his captains uniform, with a cute
Dan Penoff wrote:
And I would immediately exit the plane and find another means of transportation.
And if Kaleb still has that M*A*S*H Goes to Maine book I gave him, he should
get it out and read of the exploits of Wrong Way Napolitano, the backwoods
Italian airline pilot.
Mitch.
Yup. I posted here on Tuesday am I think, Trans rebuilt over and back from SV
on wed and the car was ready Thursday. sun Valley had it less than 24 hours
total. And my mechanic retires today, so the push was on I guess to get the
check. stars line up sometimes.
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Yup. I posted here on Tuesday am I think, Trans rebuilt over and back from SV
on wed and the car was ready Thursday. sun Valley had it less than 24 hours
total. And my mechanic retires today, so the push was on I guess to get the
check. stars line up sometimes.
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with lots of good tire shops changing tires and balancing rotating over the
years, nobody ever said a wheel was out of true. so unlikely I concede.
so maybe that joint. feels like it is under the console or seat. Seems like
maybe 120hz at 75mph. vibration, not much sound. stops again above
Aw, c'mon, Dan. When have you ever heard of Kaleb having an accident?
Gerry
On 3/1/2014 6:24 PM, Dan Penoff wrote:
And I would immediately exit the plane and find another means of transportation.
grin
Dan
On Mar 1, 2014, at 6:03 PM, arche...@embarqmail.com wrote:
Who knows, a few years
with lots of good tire shops changing tires and balancing rotating over the
years, nobody ever said a wheel was out of true. so unlikely I concede.
so maybe that joint. feels like it is under the console or seat. Seems like
maybe 120hz at 75mph. vibration, not much sound. stops again above
Dan wrote:
It's a mere shell of itself...
That reality is true here also.
Social media has the larger audience of readers and comments these
days. I don't do social junque. I read Ritter - mercedeslist.com
mao
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I think this list is far livelier than the R/E list. We're not carrying on and
on and on about windshield wipers, are we?
You poke your head in there frequently and live right on the edge. I'm
surprised they haven't poofed you.
Dan
On Mar 1, 2014, at 7:06 PM, Mountain Man wrote:
Dan wrote:
People like to complain about having more off topic posts here than mb content.
The list has grown beyond that, we are all friends and have more to talk about
than just mb. If that was all that was allowed, there would nt be much traffic,
we would not care about Craigs job search, or whatever
Very true!
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On Mar 1, 2014, at 7:41 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.net wrote:
People like to complain about having more off topic posts here than mb
content. The list has grown beyond that, we are all friends and have more to
talk about than just mb. If that was
Just a thought. I had a Mercury Sable with similar symptoms. It turned out
to be a bad shock absorber. That shock worked fine for large motions but it
allowed a small amplitude undamped oscillation, probably excited by a small
tire imbalance when the wheel speed matched the suspension resonant
As I told Randy, GO FOR IT!
The heap will look great, and you can re-use the old hardware from its lights
to fill the holes. Randy could find bulb holders to make it fit and wire it
in. I have used this seller before on just the reflectors and quality was
good. This is a step up on his
kdwittne...@yahoo.com wrote:
No more driving around town in S to avoid the nasty downshift
around corners!
Ahh. But with a turbo, driving in town at speeds under
45 mph [70 km/h] it S improves engine conditions and Marshal
documented improved fuel mileage [fuel kilometerage].
But smooth
Depends on the composition of the flu shot. I got a good one that only left my
arm sore. Oldest boy got one from work, and he, as well as most of his
compatriots at work got very ill from their shots. Three day flu symptoms that
cleared up, but did lay a number of them low. Old man v. young
Yes, a guy on the pagoda forum reverted back to US lights as the euro were not
bright enough!
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On Feb 28, 2014, at 9:51 PM, Jaime Kopchinski jaime...@gmail.com wrote:
Careful, those are aftermarket. The wiring is incomplete and I don't see
how any standard H4 bulb can
I always drove my 240D in S around town. Don't know about mileage But it
kept RPM's up.
On Mar 1, 2014 8:25 PM, Fmiser fmi...@gmail.com wrote:
kdwittne...@yahoo.com wrote:
No more driving around town in S to avoid the nasty downshift
around corners!
Ahh. But with a turbo, driving in
I was very happy with the output from my euros. Much better than the standard
sealed beams. The better reason to go solid was that it cut the intrusion of
muck and moisture to the sheet metal. No more rust and accumulated snot behind
the headlamps
clay
On Mar 1, 2014, at 5:42 PM,
I should have known better….Oh well.
On Mar 1, 2014, at 4:53 PM, Dieselhead 126die...@gmail.com wrote:
Mountain Man wrote:
Ya think? - Do you really think they respond to constituents? I
suspect that is not realistic.
Fedgov's definition of constituent hasn't included voters in my
From:Mountain ManSent:Saturday, March 1, 2014 6:06 PMTo:Mercedes Discussion ListReply To:Mercedes Discussion ListSubject:Re: [MBZ] Ritter / Easley ListDan wrote: It's a mere shell of itself...That reality is true here also.Are you, like, high or something?
Dieselvolk,
A new chapter has begun in the never-ending saga of the head replacement on my
'87 wagon.
I finally removed the first replacement head, #20 casting, because of a problem
with a hydraulic lifter bore and because the cooling system would remain
pressurized overnight, following the
From:Max DillonSent:Saturday, March 1, 2014 8:18 PMTo:Mercedes Discussion ListReply To:Mercedes Discussion ListSubject:[MBZ] Testing OM603 head for cracksWho's the new guy? :-)
That reminds me, I picked up one of the books in that series at The Last
Bookstore a couple weeks ago. I forget which one it was, Paris maybe. Need to
find it.
-Curt
Date: Sat, 01 Mar 2014 18:43:12 -0500
From: Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Thanks Rick, I'm looking forward to being part of this fold again.
Also REALLY looking forward to getting my wagon back on the road.
On March 1, 2014 9:23:26 PM EST, Rick Knoble rickkno...@hotmail.com wrote:
Who's the new guy? :-)
Welcome back Max.
--
Max Dillon
Charleston, SC
ooohh that would drive me nuts.
My truck had that sort of thing going on, new steer tires and everyhting
is good but seeing that you have had tires replaced, we can discount that.
Have you checked your wheel bearings, I suppose you would have at some
stage in 13 years.
Wheel alignment?
I would
clay wrote:
Old man v. young buck, go figure
It's more than that. Development is too cavalier and untested.
Testing is too cavalier so that product can hit the markets. Genetic
modifications and idiocy cannot fix stupid. Be sick, deal with it,
move on, or get buried. Yeah, bury more people
Qantas is in the red and gonna lay off a pile of workers, cut routes,
sell planes, etc
Maybe partly due to having a lot of union workers on very good rates.
Anyway it's all rosy as long as the politicians have a job. A well paid
job with lots of perks.
Hendrik
who is not in a union
On
Rick wrote:
Are you, like, high or something?
Do you read mercedeslist.com?
The two forums are quite similar in off-topic and posts that are about
mercedes. The only reason they have several threads at a time about
wipers is that too many clients do not thread email as succinctly as
gmail does.
Max wrote:
Dieselvolk,
Max is back!!
mao
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Yeah I think a lot of folk have gone to the big ones, such as benzworld,
MB world and MBCA forum.
People have only so much time to trawl forums/lists and if you get bored
you tend to move on.
See, if Adolf had not forced me to quit, it may well be the most popular
MB list in the universe.
Jon wrote:
I should have known betterOh well.
Spill the beans, please.
Don't just drive-by comment - please?
I'm interested to hear diverse opinions.
I believe our lack of diversity in waaay too many things in culture
today is castrating many things that could happen. We have diversity
in
HF wrote:
Qantas is in the red and gonna lay off a pile of workers, cut routes, sell
planes, etc
Maybe partly due to having a lot of union workers on very good rates.
Read the NYT article Jon put up about the way airlines are forming
today - very sad. But with wages and costs and shareholder
The stastics are telling
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Hendrik
who can't remember when he quit that list, perhaps Jan 2005
On 02/03/14 13:59, Mountain Man wrote:
Rick wrote:
Are you, like, high or something?
Do you read mercedeslist.com?
The two forums are quite similar in off-topic and posts
maybe 120hz at 75mph. vibration, not much sound.
Driveline is 3-4x the frequency of a wheel. Pretty easy to
tell the difference once you're familiar with it.
-- Jim
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the mercedes world has moved on and left us dinosaurs behind. i mean,
think about how big many of us were in this world 15 years ago and are
nobody now
the game moves forward and if you can't move with it, you become irrelevant
On Sat, Mar 1, 2014 at 5:15 PM, Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com wrote:
i sell bilsteins, btw. not sure if i've ever mentioned that
On Sat, Mar 1, 2014 at 7:45 PM, Scott Ritchey ritche...@nc.rr.com wrote:
Just a thought. I had a Mercury Sable with similar symptoms. It turned
out
to be a bad shock absorber. That shock worked fine for large motions but
it
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