Re: [MBZ] Clutch master cylinder update

2015-01-23 Thread fmiser via Mercedes
> > Philip wrote: > > > > ...That is, the short rod was not short enough. > Mountain wrote: > > What year is the car? The car is a very early '81. The master cylinder that was in it came from a very late '81. > I thought the problem was that my 240D is an '84 euro. We had the > same problem.

Re: [MBZ] Clutch master cylinder update

2015-01-23 Thread dseretakis--- via Mercedes
Mercedes Source is definitely nice to deal with. I bought an injector pop tester a couple of years ago and the needle in the gauge was broken. I emailed them and they immediately sent me a new gauge. No questions asked. Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 22, 2015, at 8:52 PM, fmiser via Mercedes >

Re: [MBZ] Clutch master cylinder update

2015-01-23 Thread Mountain Man via Mercedes
-- Philip wrote: > ...That is, the short rod was not short enough. What year is the car? I thought the problem was that my 240D is an '84 euro. We had the same problem. Something in mfg specs is off. My original part was obtained via buymbparts-historic. My recollection is that Classic provide

Re: [MBZ] Clutch master cylinder update

2015-01-23 Thread WILTON via Mercedes
ATTABOY. Wilton - Original Message - From: "fmiser via Mercedes" To: "Mercedes Discussion List" Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2015 8:52 PM Subject: [MBZ] Clutch master cylinder update An update to the saga. A month ago I purchased a replacement clutch

Re: [MBZ] Clutch master cylinder update

2015-01-23 Thread Max Dillon via Mercedes
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[MBZ] Clutch master cylinder update

2015-01-22 Thread fmiser via Mercedes
An update to the saga. A month ago I purchased a replacement clutch master cylinder from MercedesSource. The website did NOT list the manufacturer - but it came with both a short and a long rod. It came in a TRW box, and "Lucas" was cast into the body. I was not pleased. After installing the