permitted.
-Max
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From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com
[mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Curt Raymond
Sent: Monday, November 29, 2010 5:32 PM
To: Diesel List
Cc: Dwight Giles
Subject: [MBZ] The Red 190D makes it to work!
Finally the saga of the 190D seems
well the boots on the drivers side tie rod are split and dry, but
the other side looks fine although I suspect it may have bent a
little when the ball joint broke last spring.
On 11/29/2010 9:11 PM, Dieselhead wrote:
Are you sure you have bad tie rod ends? It might be the idler
and/or the
Finally the saga of the 190D seems to be winding down. I drove it the 55 miles
to work today with very little drama. The front end seems loose so I sent a
note to Rusty for the outer and center tie rods and damper. I forgot the idler
arm but I can get that locally (Moog no less) for the same
May I suggest, that if it is 55 miles from home to work, that you either
need a different work place or a different home place?
I have, over the past 22 years moved my office about 5 times. Each time,
it was closer to home. Moving our home did not make sense as my wife's
job is close to the
Very long commutes are the norm, not the exception in the US.
Intelligence is not an input in growth planning. About an hour is
typical, sometimes two.
Moving MY offices is simply not possible, so I do the 35 mile drive
three days a week, takes me about an hour.
Peter
: Peter Frederick psf...@earthlink.net
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Monday, November 29, 2010 6:21 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] The Red 190D makes it to work!
Very long commutes are the norm, not the exception in the US.
Intelligence is not an input in growth planning. About
On Mon, 29 Nov 2010 18:47:21 -0500 WILTON wilt...@nc.rr.com wrote:
For 3 months in Fall of '72, I commuted every other day from Guam to
Vietnam delivering Mark 82's (11 to 13 hours round trip); 'nother 3
months commuting from Thailand to Vietnam every day also delivering
Mark 82's ('bout 3
was a year or two ago.
-Curt
Date: Mon, 29 Nov 2010 17:12:42 -0600
From: R A Bennell b...@mts.net
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Subject: Re: [MBZ] The Red 190D makes it to work!
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May I
speaking of idler arm, what is the symptom that the idler arm
needs repair?
On 11/29/2010 4:31 PM, Curt Raymond wrote:
Finally the saga of the 190D seems to be winding down. I drove it the 55 miles
to work today with very little drama. The front end seems loose so I sent a
note to Rusty for
Car follows flaws in the pavement, loose feel to the steering, and
vibration since the right wheel moves independently off the left and
the steering damper can't do anything. The vibration (and knocking
on bumps) will appear to be in the right front foot well or kick panel.
Check by
so if I just did ball joints, and am getting ready to do tie rods
I should also order the idler kit?
On 11/29/2010 6:29 PM, Peter Frederick wrote:
Car follows flaws in the pavement, loose feel to the steering,
and vibration since the right wheel moves independently off the
left and the
29, 2010 7:19 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] The Red 190D makes it to work!
On Mon, 29 Nov 2010 18:47:21 -0500 WILTON wilt...@nc.rr.com wrote:
For 3 months in Fall of '72, I commuted every other day from Guam to
Vietnam delivering Mark 82's (11 to 13 hours round trip); 'nother 3
months commuting from
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Subject: Re: [MBZ] The Red 190D makes it to work!
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speaking of idler arm, what is the symptom that the idler arm
needs repair?
On 11/29/2010 4
Its less than $50 and doesn't take long. Worst part is getting the old rotted
bushings out.
-Curt
Date: Mon, 29 Nov 2010 18:32:06 -0600
From: Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.net
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Subject: Re: [MBZ] The Red 190D makes it to work!
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Yes.
On Mon, Nov 29, 2010 at 6:32 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.netwrote:
so if I just did ball joints, and am getting ready to do tie rods I should
also order the idler kit?
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OK Don
2001 ML320
1992 300D 2.5T
1990 300D 2.5T
1997 Plymouth Grand Voyager
, R A Bennell b...@mts.net wrote:
From: R A Bennell b...@mts.net
Subject: Re: [MBZ] The Red 190D makes it to work!
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Date: Monday, November 29, 2010, 6:12 PM
May I suggest, that if it is 55 miles
from home to work, that you either need
Are you sure you have bad tie rod ends? It might be the idler and/or
the center link. If the idler is bad, you can see the arm (from the
right side) moving up and down while someone else moves the steering
wheel a couple of inches back and forth.
Or as said before, you can shake the RF
I would, it's not expensive, it's easy most times (exhaust has to
come off the manifold on a 300E) and the improvement is wonderful.
Peter
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