[diesel_mercedes] Alignment

 



A tie rod loose is an easy 30 second test , you cannot get accurate alignment work done with any perceptible play anywhere in the front end .

I used a 13MM 3/8" drive socket on a knuckle attached to a long extension , it was tricky but do able sans any special tools .

Remember when I asked if anyone was interested in a writeup with lots of details and photos while it was fresh in my mind ? .

That's why I asked , after a week or so the details get fuzzy until the next time  do a specific job , that's the nature of the beast .

The 13MM ATF nuts behind the brake booster are a serious PIA , some you have to turn one flat at a time so rather frustrating as well as time consuming but it really is do able at home and again : I feel DIY'ers can easily do a better job BECAUSE YOU CARE and are not fighting the clock .

-Nate
         Rob   wrote :

Nate,

I'm guessing a tie-rod end is bad, though it could be the swaybar bushings too. I couldn't figure how to get to the drivers side bushing, without pulling the brake booster, as it's way too to tight in there.
Not tomorrow...

Rob
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Nate,

I'm guessing a tie-rod end is bad, though it could be the swaybar bushings too. I couldn't figure how to get to the drivers side bushing, without pulling the brake booster, as it's way too to tight in there.
Not tomorrow...

Rob
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On 2/14/16 7:22 PM, vwnate1@yahoo.com [diesel_mercedes] wrote:


Rob ;

Even if the ball joints and control arm bushings are O.K. , I'd look seriously hard at the sway bar bushings as they directly affect caster and overall handling .

It's a fiddly job but not overly difficult , you can do it on your wonderful smooth and flat wide open driveway in the shade , radio softly playing......

-Nate
        Rob   wrote :

Brian,

Seemed like summer last week in SoCal.
I'll try to get some Michelin tires tomorrow, and maybe an alignment, though I think it needs some work.

Rob
'85 300D
Garden Grove, CA
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On 2/14/16 6:56 AM, bstromsoe@... [diesel_mercedes] wrote:
Yes, I can hardly wait to crawl under mine again, and dangle my body under the hood to scrape my knuckles again whilst not grabbing any delicate plastic parts to balance myself. It is time for oil changes, radiator flushes, filter changes, air canister remounting, and looking for under body clunking noises. It must mean that spring is in the air and winter has passed.


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[diesel_mercedes] Alignment

 



Rob ;

Even if the ball joints and control arm bushings are O.K. , I'd look seriously hard at the sway bar bushings as they directly affect caster and overall handling .

It's a fiddly job but not overly difficult , you can do it on your wonderful smooth and flat wide open driveway in the shade , radio softly playing......

-Nate
        Rob   wrote :

Brian,

Seemed like summer last week in SoCal.
I'll try to get some Michelin tires tomorrow, and maybe an alignment, though I think it needs some work.

Rob
'85 300D
Garden Grove, CA
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On 2/14/16 6:56 AM, bstromsoe@... [diesel_mercedes] wrote:
Yes, I can hardly wait to crawl under mine again, and dangle my body under the hood to scrape my knuckles again whilst not grabbing any delicate plastic parts to balance myself. It is time for oil changes, radiator flushes, filter changes, air canister remounting, and looking for under body clunking noises. It must mean that spring is in the air and winter has passed.

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[diesel_mercedes] Weather

 



I'm pretty sure rain , like snow , is illegal in Los Angeles ~ we had a heavy bit of it about three weeks ago , I think I'll write a letter of complain to City Hall .

-Nate
          Bill   wrote :

Late mild Winter or early mild Spring in Oregon ; if you like working in the rain.  Bill in Willamette Valley

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Yes, I can hardly wait to crawl under mine again, and dangle my body under the hood to scrape my knuckles again whilst not grabbing any delicate plastic parts to balance myself. It is time for oil changes, radiator flushes, filter changes, air canister remounting, and looking for under body clunking noises. It must mean that spring is in the air and winter has passed.

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[diesel_mercedes] Serviceing FUN

 



Well Brian ;

At least we're still able to hobble out to the car and tinker with it , to me that's a very precious gift indeed .

Here in La La Land , home to Fruits , Nuts and Flakes , Spring also means we'll be sweating like chris christie every time he opens his lying mouth .

-Nate
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Yes, I can hardly wait to crawl under mine again, and dangle my body under the hood to scrape my knuckles again whilst not grabbing any delicate plastic parts to balance myself. It is time for oil changes, radiator flushes, filter changes, air canister remounting, and looking for under body clunking noises. It must mean that spring is in the air and winter has passed.

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Brian,

Seemed like summer last week in SoCal.
I'll try to get some Michelin tires tomorrow, and maybe an alignment, though I think it needs some work.

Rob
'85 300D
Garden Grove, CA
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Yes, I can hardly wait to crawl under mine again, and dangle my body under the hood to scrape my knuckles again whilst not grabbing any delicate plastic parts to balance myself. It is time for oil changes, radiator flushes, filter changes, air canister remounting, and looking for under body clunking noises. It must mean that spring is in the air and winter has passed.

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[diesel_mercedes] Flexible Fuel Filler Hose

 



THANX Bill ! .

I tried all those , body , fuel / air , engine , emissions , exhaust , anything I could  think of , even the RD and W(4X4) series .

FLAPS just laughs , only a few Countermen even know what the heck I'm asking for .

The City's upper echelon boobs used to hassle me for stocking this stuff , i ran the night shop and of course , that's when they needed it the most : @ 0-Dark:30 in the middle of a broken sewer line job or something....

Guess who was the _only_ person in the entire City of Los Angeles who tried to keep fuel filler hose in stock , pre charged all the time ? .

-Nate
         Bill   wrote :

Try Rockauto.com

https://www.rockauto.com/en/catalog/dodge,1979

Notice there is a D200 and a RD200; next they ask for engine size. Your turn

I will guess they're expensive.

 

If it is flexible, pull it off and go to FLAPS. They can probably come up with a close fit; then cut to fit.

That will also cost bucks, but not as much as the Mercedes equivalent.

Bill in Oregon

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Because you alls are not posting much , feel free to use your DELETE button now , no whining ! .

I worked on Tom's 1979 dodge D200 crew cab service bed truck all day Friday , getting it road worthy again and I need some help finding the fuel filler neck hose for it's Utility brand service bed ~ it needs to be flexible and flexible filler hose is like looking for chickens teeth .

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-Nate

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[diesel_mercedes] Routine Service And Repair

 



Thank you Odin ;

I try my best .

After I replaced the rear calipers on Tom's W-126 Saturday we headed off to my favorite local Junk Yard to look for old Dodge trucks and/or Service Bed equipped rigs to harvest fuel filler parts from , as we were leaving I discovered a 1979 Dodge D200 long bed " Adventurer " (means extra cost fully loaded) Camper Special that appears to have the correct original BIG @$$ 18 Gallon  Polyethlene (!) fuel tank in it , going back to - morrow to see if I can use parts off it .

There's yet another weird and wild story of exploding tires in Tennessee in July far from anywhere so it now has a 1949 Chevy 1/2 ton filler neck I'm keen to replace with the correct original one , moreso since Tom parked this replacement one against the security gate and mangled it recently....

Stay tuned , I hope to have happy news before long , ga$oline dripping on the ground is always a bad thing , plus worriesome and expen$ive to boot .

Still no joy on finding flexible fuel filler hose , it's gotta be out there as most Service beds use it....

-Nate
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yer a good man Nate. this is pertinent. Detailed, quality work and
stories thereof, inspire us all to do the same.





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Late mild Winter or early mild Spring in Oregon; if you like working in the rain.  Bill in Willamette Valley

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Yes, I can hardly wait to crawl under mine again, and dangle my body under the hood to scrape my knuckles again whilst not grabbing any delicate plastic parts to balance myself. It is time for oil changes, radiator flushes, filter changes, air canister remounting, and looking for under body clunking noises. It must mean that spring is in the air and winter has passed.

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