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--- In diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com, Aleph93 <aleph93@...> wrote: > > My key has never worked to unlock the pass side door, yet I've never > really looked at what's wrong with it, as the driver's side worked fine. > Maybe it has the same problem as SWMBO's, so I await your pics and > explanation. > > Rob > '85 300D > Garden Grove, CA > == > > |
My key has never worked to unlock the pass side door, yet I've never
really looked at what's wrong with it, as the driver's side worked fine.
Maybe it has the same problem as SWMBO's, so I await your pics and
explanation.
Rob
'85 300D
Garden Grove, CA
==
On 8/23/12 4:50 AM, diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com wrote:
> W-123 Door Fun
> Posted by: "Nate"vwnate1@yahoo.com vwnate1
> Date: Wed Aug 22, 2012 7:45 am ((PDT))
>
>
> O.K. , many here polly have doors that don't like to unlock with the key but otherwise work fine , this is uaually caused by the exterior handle being incorrectly installed so the locking shaft , drops down and doesn't go into the special funnel shaped device that connects the key's twisting motion to the latch proper .
>
> This piece is_plastic_ on the later models and so rots, cracks , breaks etc. , the DPM in SWMBO's '82 240D broke it when they stupidly did God knows what to the door , I had to work in there years ago when first we bought the car , last Saturday Tom located me an untouched '79 TD so I yanked the door latch out of it for the '82 .
>
> This delicate piece is made of pot metal in the '79 and appears to work fine , to - day's the day I'll address it as she's out of town the entire week so I can tinker ot my heat's content and not rush the job , doors are a serious PIA most of the time , once in a while it goes easily , I hope this one does .
>
> I also have to address the LR door's broken off lock button and maybe open up the RR door and replace the bad vacuum chamber as that's the_only_ vacuum lock on the whole car I've not yet replaced .
>
> Well , that's it for now , the sun is up so off I go to work .
>
> -Nate
Here in the Southern State we buy Nothern Cars,their motors are amost new.But they have rust and are cheap.We repair rust and send them to Texas,where they"ll never rust again. --- On Thu, 8/23/12, Lawrence Rhodes <primobassoon@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
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Cars out West are so plentiful a used car isn't worth much. Supply and demand.
Many a beautiful body goes to the junk yard because a transmission or engine is
gone. If you have a good power train the best way to fix a rusty body is to get
one from somewhere in the rust free zone of the West and install your good parts
in it. Coastal cars do rust here so buyer beware. Lawrence Rhodes....
I don't know if ' despised ' it quite right but , it's an InLine , DOHC 6 cylinder engine that revs pretty freely and was able to easily propel the big , heavy W-126 Chassis cars along quite nicely .
It's a thirsty beast though .
I see a fair few with broken cam followers , not sure if this is due to DIY works or old age , some DOHC Engines spit cam parts when over revved in thier older age , breaking delicate alloy cylinder head parts that easily exceed the value of the car to repair .
-Nate
Briank wrote :
>
> What's the deal with the M-110 engine? I know it's widely despised, but have never heard specifically why..
>
> bk
>
>
Well no ;
That's a door handle repair and I have to replace the latch proper .
It turns out that forgetting the new (used) latch 30 + miles away doesn't help the job go any easier and , once you have both rear doors apart and in tiny pieces all over the rear foot wells , is _not_ the best time to discover the big bundle of N.O.S. vacuum chambers you've been dragging 'round in the trunk for several years , is no longer there , not in the Coupe's trunk , nor your truck , nor anywhere in your garage , house etc........
*SIGH* .
In the end , I just ordered up another new vacuum chamber but by the time it arrived at the Parthaus , I was miles away so I'll attack it again to - day .
-Nate
Brian wrote :
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> Pictures available herein under Brians Door Lock Repair .
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> Â
> brian from laverne, ca
> Mary (195K)Â Martha (280K)
> 1983 w123 300d's
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Nate <vwnate1@...>
> To: diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2012 7:45 AM
> Subject: [diesel_mercedes] W-123 Door Fun
>
>
> Â
>
> O.K. , many here polly have doors that don't like to unlock with the key but otherwise work fine , this is uaually caused by the exterior handle being incorrectly installed so the locking shaft , drops down and doesn't go into the special funnel shaped device that connects the key's twisting motion to the latch proper .
>
> This piece is _plastic_ on the later models and so rots, cracks , breaks etc. , the DPM in SWMBO's '82 240D broke it when they stupidly did God knows what to the door , I had to work in there years ago when first we bought the car , last Saturday Tom located me an untouched '79 TD so I yanked the door latch out of it for the '82 .
>
> This delicate piece is made of pot metal in the '79 and appears to work fine , to - day's the day I'll address it as she's out of town the entire week so I can tinker ot my heat's content and not rush the job , doors are a serious PIA most of the time , once in a while it goes easily , I hope this one does .
>
> I also have to address the LR door's broken off lock button and maybe open up the RR door and replace the bad vacuum chamber as that's the _only_ vacuum lock on the whole car I've not yet replaced .
>
> Well , that's it for now , the sun is up so off I go to work .
>
> -Nate
>
