Try the Salvation Army store, Goodwill store, Sherriffs store (if there is
one in Jax), or similar places.
Those stores around here sell them for as little as $15. You can buy the
whole oven for the turntable and you'll also have sheet metal for welding.
Gerry
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Subject: Re: [MBZ] Welding on the 190D
Try the Salvation Army store, Goodwill store, Sherriffs store (if there is
one in Jax), or similar places.
Those stores around here sell them for as little as $15
Gee look, MB content!
The metal around the rear jack points on my 190D looked terrible. So grinder in
hand I explored what was what. In fact what I thought was metal hanging out
from the body was actually rubber undercoating, the metal was mostly gone for
about 1 all around the jack point. The
Curt Raymond wrote:
The idiot who owned the car before me
had a plug in it, thats gone... Newer 190s didn't have jack points
like this did they? Or did they just have clever plugs?
My '87 300TD came with them... the looked like factory plugs to me. My
'92 300D has the larger plastic trim, and
Hmmm. Guess I need to get started on the TE, both front jack points are
rusted. I noticed that on the 300D there was some rust down the rocker, too.
Not enough to cause trouble yet, but worth checking on both my current W124s.
I like these cars, I want to keep them a while yet.!
Peter
Alas unlike Jim Cathy I had no microwaves to cut up for raw
material.
Hey Jim - While you are cutting up old microwaves I am wondering if you
might have access to a 13.5 glass turntable with the three smaller tabs on
the bottom. I broke mine and Maytag wants $63 to replace it.
BillR
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Subject: Re: [MBZ] Welding on the 190D
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Date: Tuesday, July 1, 2008, 1:11 PM
Hmmm. Guess I need to get started on the TE, both front jack points are rusted.
I noticed that on the 300D there was some rust down the rocker, too
I wish I hadn't waited on mine. If I'd done this last year there would have
been alot less work. Of course I could only barely weld last year... Some
would say I can still only barely weld.
-Curt
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Hmmm. Guess I need to get started on the TE, both
: [MBZ] Welding on the 190D
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Date: Tuesday, July 1, 2008, 3:41 PM
I wish I hadn't waited on mine. If I'd done this last year there
would have
been alot less work. Of course I could only barely weld last year... Some
would say I
I wish I hadn't waited on mine. If I'd done this last year there would
have been alot less work. Of course I could only barely weld last
year... Some would say I can still only barely weld.
Don't let that stop you! Congratulations on the repairs.
Our 190D has (had!) factory plugs in the
OK, it was worth a try.
BillR
Hey Jim - While you are cutting up old microwaves I am wondering if you
might have access to a 13.5 glass turntable with the three smaller
tabs on
the bottom. I broke mine and Maytag wants $63 to replace it.
Nope, sorry. I only ever cut up two. One that died
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