O-Kay then ;
I jacked and blocked the car this morning and spent a long, long time cleaning the engine and undercarriage, wow was there a _lot_ of oil on everything .
I had to use a degreaser soaked rag (guess what brand ?) over the exhaust to get it clean and I stopped before the rear suspension so there's lots more to clean yet .
I didn't want to dismount the steering box 'cause it's a [U][B]heavy[/B][/U] mother and I don't know if I'd be able to hoist it back up into place with my mangled hands etc.
I wound up having to remove the engine oil cooler and hose support to move the hoses far enough out of the way to reach all the 6MM Allen hex head bolts, I discovered the original gasket was there along with some ancient gasket cement, that took a long time to clean/scrape/wire brush clean, the banjo bolt for the turbo oil feed line was stiff when it came out, the threads look O.K. but I can't get it started again so I quit at sundown and will go back to - morrow .
It's going back to - gether *much* faster/easier than it came apart .
When I took it all apart I also removed the left front wheel and washed it well along with the grimy disc brake . I wanted to do both sides but am working in a very narrow space .
I want to re seal the P.S.pump and replace the ignition lock cylinder as it's beginning to jam again, I ordered in a new one from the Classic Center with the correct key a while ago .
I'm not quite afoot, my other two W123's are down in Inglewood so after I showered I rode my little 1970 Honda CT90k2 to dinner and the internet access place .
11.9 :
O.K. then, I went at it again Thursday morning, spent the entire day re assembling everything, that darn turbo oil pipe bolt stymied me until I took the oil distribution plate off the oil filter canister, then it threaded right in and I only had to struggle a bit with the five 6MM bolts holding that plate to the canister, of course the ridged steel pipe was directly over two of those little bolts so in the end I had to use a 10MM combination wrench to snug them all up tight .
I also had to undo the oil cooler lines at both ends plus the support clamp in the middle in order to move the hoses sufficiently to get working clearance , this of course meant yet MORE jet black Diesel contaminated oil dribbling out all over the engine, chassis, driveway, dogs, _ME_ and so on......
Ew what a mess .
Since everything was filthy anyway I decided to remove the post steering pump and replace it with a junk yard unit I bought that sadly also had a leaky input shaft seal, I replaced the junkyard pump's rock hard seal and cleaned it inside and out, turned it backwards a bit whilst pouring in new fluid to ensure I got all the old crud out, once everything was all buttoned up again I went to start it to check for oil leaks and bleed the power steering, to no one's surprise the ignition lock cylinder failed, thank fully in my driveway, I went inside and dug out the new key matching lock cylinder that I bought from the classic center a few years ago and installed it ~ it turns out the replacement is very simple and straightforward, all I needed was a small, thin paper clip to unbend and use as a release tool then I used a LARGE pair of water pump pliers to get the anti - theft ring unscrewed ~ adding two drops of ATF the the threads made it go back to - gether very easily, no tool needed although you must keep the paper clip inserted the whole time, it's sort of a three handed job, the best part is : once you unscrew the black cover the old lock cylinder falls out in your hand .
My old one was literally falling apart , glad I replaced it as the key action is now smoother than it was when first I bought the car .
Whew ~ lots of work, I'm sore and will take to - day off and take SWMBO to breakfast after I get my feet carved of bunions and corns etc.
-Nate
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