Re: [MBZ] update on 190D AC

2008-07-13 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
OK, thanks. Will give it a try Peter Frederick wrote: Hold the clutch (really big channel-locks work, or use an impact) and remove the 12mm bolt. Pull the clutch plate off (it's usually sorta stuck). Do not loose the shims! Add or remove shims to set the gap. Remove and take apart

[MBZ] update on 190D AC

2008-07-12 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
Well put the guages on it and there was a little 134 still in there. got out the sniffer, looks like I had leaks from the fittings on the drier. Pulled that back apart and I think maybe I put in too small of o rings. Put in the next size up. Also sniffer seemed to be picking up a leak from

Re: [MBZ] update on 190D AC

2008-07-12 Thread Peter Frederick
You can get a shaft seal from ACSource or Polarbear INC (I have one sitting here waiting to go in my new compressor tomorrow). It comes with new bolt seals, you take fhe front cover off after removing the clutch, push the old one out, new on in, reassemble. If you have the tools, you can

Re: [MBZ] update on 190D AC

2008-07-12 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
OK, see where I can order one. How do you get the clutch off? Is it just one bolt or what? Any special tools needed? Also, what is wrong with the green o rings? That is what I used. I just have a big variety pack of them. Peter Frederick wrote: You can get a shaft seal from ACSource or

Re: [MBZ] update on 190D AC

2008-07-12 Thread Tyler Backman
I can see why Marshall Booth said (to paraphrase) that maintaining the AC on a 190 is more difficult than maintaining the whole rest of the car Tyler On Jul 12, 2008, at 5:09 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: OK, see where I can order one. How do you get the clutch off? Is it just one

Re: [MBZ] update on 190D AC

2008-07-12 Thread Peter Frederick
Hold the clutch (really big channel-locks work, or use an impact) and remove the 12mm bolt. Pull the clutch plate off (it's usually sorta stuck). Do not loose the shims! Add or remove shims to set the gap. Remove and take apart the connector (two screws , then it unfolds to release the