Re: [MBZ] Throttle Linkage - was GP Install - 91 300D 2.5

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Aaron, Thanks for the suggestion about changing the linkage sockets - I went out and looked at the ones on my 91 300D and they're all metal - just like the oneson my 78 240D. Perhaps the plastic ones are used on engines made after mine ? Some earlier engines

[MBZ] Throttle Linkage - was GP Install - 91 300D 2.5

Aaron suggested: Another thing I recommend doing is replacing the plastic throttle linkage sockets with the old-style metal ones. The plastic ones are prone to breaking and when they do, you'll be stranded with a car that just idles. Wait a minute - wait a minute, Aaron! You make that

Re: [MBZ] Throttle Linkage - was GP Install - 91 300D 2.5

Whoops, I should have clarified that a bit. The metal sockets are available separately but my approach is to scrounge a handful of pieces at pick-and-pull. The stock OM60x links have a threaded metal shaft and the plastic links are pressed on at the ends. You remove the metal sockets from the