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2015-07-06 Thread Curly McLain via Mercedes
Ah! If you worked on asian junk, 16mm is used. every set of sockets I have bought in the last couple decades has had 16mm. Used ta be 8mm, 10mm, 13mm, 14mm, 17 and 19 would get just about everything on an MB. No more. I checked the threads. They were metric. The only thing I can think

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2015-07-03 Thread archer75--- via Mercedes
Parts needed: Quart bottle of favorite gear lube 2 ft. of 5/16" or 3/8" copper tubing 1 "through-the-firewall" type grommet Sharp drill bit of slightly less than the diameter necessary to fit the inside diameter of the groove in the grommet Cheap coil type tubing bender to fit the copper tubing T

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2015-07-03 Thread fmiser via Mercedes
> Dan wrote: > > The only thing I can think of is that the bolt head was > 16mm, a size I have never seen, nor do I have a wrench or > socket in my collection of 30+ years of tools in that size, > either. Must have a crummy tool collection. *smiles* My flat wrench set has a 16 mm, my 6 point dee

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2015-07-03 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
ebenz.com] On Behalf Of Dan >> Penoff via Mercedes >> Sent: Friday, July 03, 2015 5:50 AM >> To: Okie Benz >> Cc: Dan Penoff >> Subject: Re: [MBZ] Today's Tasks >> >> I checked the threads. They were metric. The only thing I can think of is >>

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2015-07-03 Thread Scott Ritchey via Mercedes
16mm wrenches to exist, but try 5/8 in SAE. > -Original Message- > From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Dan > Penoff via Mercedes > Sent: Friday, July 03, 2015 5:50 AM > To: Okie Benz > Cc: Dan Penoff > Subject: Re: [MBZ] Today'

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2015-07-03 Thread clay via Mercedes
I got a bottle of Castrol that came with a pump do-hickey so you just screw on the pump to a fresh bottle and feed the hose into the fill hole. Pump away until you cramp up and stop when the goo begins to seep out the fill hole. This, after spilling more than I filled on a few previous cars.

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2015-07-03 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
If I did differentials enough I would - that’s a great idea! I’ve already got one garden sprayer set up as a brake system speed bleeder. While it’s really handy when I need it, it takes up a lot of storage space. Dan > On Jul 2, 2015, at 9:57 PM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes > wrote: > > ‎Dan

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2015-07-03 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
I checked the threads. They were metric. The only thing I can think of is that the bolt head was 16mm, a size I have never seen, nor do I have a wrench or socket in my collection of 30+ years of tools in that size, either. Dan > On Jul 3, 2015, at 9:02 AM, Max Dillon via Mercedes > wrote:

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2015-07-03 Thread Max Dillon via Mercedes
I wonder if someone replaced those bolts with 'merican hardware? Jiffy lube? Maybe that was Chrysler's contribution, same mount / transmission is used in a Chrysler product? -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '87 300TD '95 E300 On July 2, 2015 8:56:23 PM EDT, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: >What I

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2015-07-02 Thread Rick Knoble via Mercedes
‎Dan writes: ‎ >I know there are hand pumps you >can do it with, but that seems >really messy >and a hassle.  I would >be interested to hear if anyone >has a better method. 1. Buy a garden sprayer. 2. Cut the nozzle off.   3. Fill with gear lube. 4. Pressurize sprayer.  ‎5. Squeeze trigger. 6. F