[diesel_mercedes] ] Bench Bleeding The M/C

 

Moving it from the bench to the car , it'll drip .

Always .

Questions are GOOD Max ~ never hesitate to ask .

I drain the entire system then remove the M/C , install the new one , button it all up then begin bleeding .

-Nate
(the DULLEST tool in the shed , good thing old Mercedes' are so simple)

     Max  wrote :

Well, I'll ask. I'm not the sharpest tool in the shed. How am I gonna drip brake fluid on the car while bench bleeding? Only asking. max


On Fri, Aug 22, 2014 at 2:32 PM, vwnate1@... [diesel_mercedes] <diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com> wrote:


It's a complete and total waste of time , you're almost gaurnteed to spill brake fluid on the pain under the hood and no matter how fast you are , once brake fluid touches your paint , it's dead and rust begins .

-Nate
      Max  wrote :

Thanks, I've never done it. Max


On Mon, Aug 11, 2014 at 9:27 AM, vwnate1@... [diesel_mercedes] <diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com> wrote:




Three short brake pipes  one screwed snugly into each outlet and bent to pour back into the resivoir .

it's far easier and better to simply use a simple pressure bleeder , no pain destroying and rust causing brake fluid drips .

I do not bench bleed .

-Nate
       Max Asked  :

When you bench bleed your new master cylinder do you need 2 or 3 plugs? Max


 






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Re: [diesel_mercedes] Re: Thumping noise

 

The amazing thing is how far it'll go once they begin banging like the car's ready to explode .

-Nate
      Brian   wrote :

I think the warning is "200,000" miles or more.

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[diesel_mercedes] Clanging Noise

 

Brian ;

Are you talking about the CV joints ? .

-Nate
       Brian   wrote :

I remember the first time it happened to me. I was out of Barstow heading up the 7% grade toward Las Vegas, and I could not believe my ears. Did not have a clue, put it in the air and saw nothing. Limped into Vegas and limped back to L.A. with intermittent clanging for the next 2 or 3 months trying to figure out what was up. Ran across a video showing the axle bearing going bad, problem solved. The video said that you can turn your axle around or switch left and right and get another 100,000 miles if you have the courage.

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RE: [diesel_mercedes] Alternator

 

Um ;

Loosening the bracket bolt(s) is necessary on Chevies , Fords and everything else too....

-Nate
(BowTie Guy 'till I die)

      , <drnickv@...> wrote :

Ok, why do the books not mention that you have to loosen the bracket bolt that allows the mount to swivel freeley. . Loosened that and everything went as planned. Had it back together in 15 minutes. Wasted almost 2 hours, and yelled at my 22 year old son for buying a piece of junk. I still love the old chevy's the most. USA, USA!!!!

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Re: [diesel_mercedes] Bench Bleeding The M/C

 

Well, I'll ask. I'm not the sharpest tool in the shed. How am I gonna drip brake fluid on the car while bench bleeding? Only asking. max


On Fri, Aug 22, 2014 at 2:32 PM, vwnate1@yahoo.com [diesel_mercedes] <diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com> wrote:


It's a complete and total waste of time , you're almost gaurnteed to spill brake fluid on the pain under the hood and no matter how fast you are , once brake fluid touches your paint , it's dead and rust begins .

-Nate
      Max  wrote :

Thanks, I've never done it. Max


On Mon, Aug 11, 2014 at 9:27 AM, vwnate1@... [diesel_mercedes] <diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com> wrote:




Three short brake pipes  one screwed snugly into each outlet and bent to pour back into the resivoir .

it's far easier and better to simply use a simple pressure bleeder , no pain destroying and rust causing brake fluid drips .

I do not bench bleed .

-Nate
       Max Asked  :

When you bench bleed your new master cylinder do you need 2 or 3 plugs? Max


 






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[diesel_mercedes] Alternator Service

 

The first time or two you do this it makes you (me anyway) crazy .

The bolts much be removed off the car , there's a tube shaped spacer that you cannot see on one bolt , it will fall out and be a serious PIA to get back into place .

This is why I always suggest replacing the brushes , it's *much* easier and usually better quality parts if you use the BOSH one .

Take a rest , this is ' Hitler's Revenge ' , in time you'll get it done .

-Nate
        <drnickv@...> wrote :

I am ready to burn this piece of beep!! 1984 300 D Trying to install the alternator. It is like the piece of garbage is bound up in the bracket. Cannot move it forward or back. Through bolts on the bottom is completely loose. Adjuster bolt is completely loose. The alternator will not rotate at all in the bracket. Any suggestions.

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[diesel_mercedes] ] Thumping noise. driveline flex disc = Gubio

 

Um ;This boob cannot TOUCH my car ! .

He neglected to point out that the metal sleeves in the rubber flex disc are off set and have depressions they're critical to fit into and no , you cannot just tighten them Willy-Nilly and ASS-U-ME they'll slip into place .

Also , he let off a washer when re assembling and didn't change BOTH flex discs , they wear in pairs .

When installing things with a round of fasteners , insert then hand snug up all of them first , then go 'round and round doing the final tightening .

This is still a good video as it shows it's not a terribly difficult DIY job .

JACK AND SAFETY BLOCK THE CAR ! . cement blocks , piles of logs or old wheels stacked up WILL KILL YOU ! .

-Nate

       Bill  wrote :

Youtube video.  Bill in oregon

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4yCxhyTlysw

 

 

http://www.amazon.com/Mercedes-drive-coupler-universal-OEM/dp/B00ACXVDMO

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I'm glad it'll be an easy fix (relatively).

 

I've known there's a right way and a wrong way to install these things, but every time the job's come up, I've been unable to remember exactly which way it should go.  I guess I've been lucky so far, too....

 

Mark now in Aurora , CO

 

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[diesel_mercedes] Bench Bleeding The M/C

 

It's a complete and total waste of time , you're almost gaurnteed to spill brake fluid on the pain under the hood and no matter how fast you are , once brake fluid touches your paint , it's dead and rust begins .

-Nate
      Max  wrote :

Thanks, I've never done it. Max


On Mon, Aug 11, 2014 at 9:27 AM, vwnate1@... [diesel_mercedes] <diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com> wrote:




Three short brake pipes  one screwed snugly into each outlet and bent to pour back into the resivoir .

it's far easier and better to simply use a simple pressure bleeder , no pain destroying and rust causing brake fluid drips .

I do not bench bleed .

-Nate
       Max Asked  :

When you bench bleed your new master cylinder do you need 2 or 3 plugs? Max


 



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Re: [diesel_mercedes] Re: Thumping noise/ fires

 


Last year's fire (Rim Fire 257,314 acres) got real close and torched
most their favorite hiking trails.
This year has been burning on the south entrance; less to burn near folks.

The drought has exacerbated the bark beetle problem, which kills trees.

Thanks

Rob

On 8/22/14, 1:03 AM, diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com wrote:
> Re: Thumping noise Posted by: "Max temple" jasperezra@gmail.com
> max_stemple Date: Thu Aug 21, 2014 9:44 am ((PDT)) How are your
> parents making out with fires in their neck of the woods? We have been
> getting hit with lots of rain and thunder storms up here. Max On Thu,
> Aug 21, 2014 at 8:14 AM, Aleph93 aleph93@ca.rr.com [diesel_mercedes]
> <diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
>> >Funny.
>> >198,000
>> >I should have had a few more months.:)
>> >
>> >Rob

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Re: [diesel_mercedes] Re: Thumping noise

 

No Propane, yet I did rebuild the turbo last summer.
I still recommend that for all of us with 30+yr old turbos.

Rob
==

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> Posted by: "Alan Boucher"alsthe1@gmail.com alstheone2002
> Date: Thu Aug 21, 2014 9:02 am ((PDT))
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> Maybe, if you hadn't added propane injection and done all those burnouts.
>
> -- Al Boucher

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