Diesel RVs: Re: [diesel_mercedes] Air filter housing

Brian When I had my old breather mount I welded flat steel to broken mount and fixed her.

From: BStromsoe <bstromsoe@yahoo.com>
To: "diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com" <diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, August 29, 2011 11:02 AM
Subject: Re: [diesel_mercedes] Air filter housing - 85 300SD 360k km

I confess that I have repaired or replaced a few of the t-bracket's over the years. But, I find with the engine breathing right, eating right, and being at peace with itself - I have much less bouncing around with the air filter set up. Moral of story, for me anyway, is keep the engine happy and you will break fewer t-brackets and mounts.

brian from la verne, ca

From: Alan Boucher <alstheone@verizon.net>
To: diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Monday, August 29, 2011 4:46 AM
Subject: Re: [diesel_mercedes] Air filter housing - 85 300SD 360k km

On 8/28/2011 11:46 PM, Bogy Wan Kenobi wrote:

I mounted spring nuts upside down on the thin ends of the support bracket where the MB rubberized thingies used to go. (The threads have long since been stripped out.) Then screwed up from underneath, through each springnut, 1 each - 6mm bolts (threaded the full length of the bolt). Snug it down tight. Then dropped a heavy duty grommet over each 6mm bolt. Mounted the air cleaner housing (being careful to align the oil tube) and dropped a washer of the appropriate size on and capped it all off with a nylock nut. (You could also use a regular nut and snug a second nut on top of the first one.) QED

Bogy

http://www.fastenal.com/web/search/products/fasteners/nuts/spring-nuts/_/N-gj4zt6&Nty=0;jsessionid=KXvsNG1PTlmCGvnTMTshp2Bnvwflkg1My8L1QC1rSwbMLDJcQ3cn!112082089!873874157

The air filter housing mounts have been repaired annually during the 12 years I have owned this car. Every conceivable combination of rubber isolation, reinforcement, braces, and bolts have been used, but the result is the same - broken again before the end of the summer driving season. Motor mounts were changed last year (@ 3k km)but is seems the revs of 140km hour highway driving has shaken the whole assembly apart yet again. Has anyone actually solved this issue?------------------------------------Yahoo! Groups Links<*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/diesel_mercedes/<*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional<*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/diesel_mercedes/join (Yahoo! ID required)<*> To change settings via email: diesel_mercedes-digest@yahoogroups.com diesel_mercedes-fullfeatured@yahoogroups.com<*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: diesel_mercedes-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com<*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/