Great! I'm slowly building my tool box....next up:
1) turkey baster (cheap)
2) pair of dykes (decent ones)
Bet you guys are gonna help me rock a christmas list this year ;)
Caitlin in Santa Fe
--- In diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com, BStromsoe <bstromsoe@...> wrote:
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> And don't forget to keep a turkey baster in your toolbox to suck up all the fluids such as what you find in your Power Steering pump.
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> brian from la verne, ca
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> From: Nate <vwnate1@...>
> To: diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Tuesday, November 8, 2011 5:06 AM
> Subject: [diesel_mercedes] Re : Power Steering Flush question...83 300SD
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> FWIW ;
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> Those pesky phillips screws can be forced out by using a pair of dykes to grab the screw head , you need yo use a dykes that'll reach the bottom of the slot & squeeze tightly , give 'em a twist , gradually applying counter clockwise rotational force , the screw will
> begin to tirn after a moment .
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> Thos band clamps Mercedes uses , are special and worth the effort to rustle up some spares of , American screw typ clamps beat up on the hoses and cause shorter service life .
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> If the clamp screw head strips completely , just use the dykes to cut the ruined clamp away ~ this is why Professional Mechanics prefer good quality tools : when the job goes sick , Chinese tools won't be good enough to salvage it .
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> -Nate
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> > That's good to know...and seems easy enough now that I know what NOT to do ;)
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> > Well it sure was the way I tried it ;) Fluid drippin n splashin. I had about 9 seconds of freaking out and then I remembered to enjoy the "ride" (and learn)
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> > Hopefully I'll get to this tomorrow after I get the car back from the shop (v-belts, driveshaft securing).
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> > Cheers!
> > Caitlin in Santa Fe
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