Re: [MBZ] Flex joint in 300TD exhaust system

2006-09-18 Thread Euan
We're all RHD vehicles over here. So I guess a turbo would be a rarity. Pity. I forgot to mention that I was contemplating a flex-joint in the horizontal section of the system, just aft of the rigid suspension mount on the transmission. That's where most seem to be fitted retrospectively. My

Re: [MBZ] Flex joint in 300TD exhaust system

2006-09-17 Thread Steve MacSween
on 9/17/06 3:55 AM, Euan at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm also convinced that the exhaust-repair franchises in this city are all butchers, none of whom seems to be capable of a fix more imaginative than welding or fixing the exhaust system to the chassis permanently. Is there a hot rod club

Re: [MBZ] Flex joint in 300TD exhaust system

2006-09-17 Thread Peter Frederick
Make sure the mount attached to the rear of the transmission is in good shape -- it not, it will allow the entire pipe to vibrate up and down excessively, and that wears out the rubber hangers. You may also need to replace the rubber bumber on the body, they do get very hard and won't dampen