No pics, I was hurrying before the sun went down Friday night. It's was
a real quick job, and not much way of doing it wrong, as long as you put
the lock nut on with a little O-ring first. It hand screws in most of
the way, then start the car, adjust, lock. I thought it was a good idea
to do while the engine was warm, for an easy start, just encase there
was some issue there. Started right up.
Call Tom @ MB classic center & mention that you're on this list
(discount) $60 or so.
Rob
'85 300D
Garden Grove, CA
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On 10/16/11 12:55 AM, diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com wrote:
> Re: rack damper bolt
> Posted by: "bgiovan"bgiovan@cavtel.net bgiovan
> Date: Sat Oct 15, 2011 4:48 pm ((PDT))
>
> Rob,
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> Your timing is impeccable. This is next on my list. Like next week! I feel
> like I'm inside a pleasuring device at idle. How much was it? Didn't take
> any pics did you?
>
>
>
> Ben near Detroit
>
> From:diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com
> [mailto:diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Aleph93
> Sent: Saturday, October 15, 2011 5:25 PM
> To:diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [diesel_mercedes] rack damper bolt
>
>
>
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>
> I installed a new rack damper bolt yesterday, which I got from the MB
> classic center. It was a fairly easy change, beyond the tight space
> where the bolt is. Just remove the bolt, swap the lock nut from the old
> one, put on an O-ring, and replace. Start the car, and adjust the bolt
> until just when the shaking stops, which was almost all the way in, then
> tighten the locknut. I noticed the new spring tip was much stiffer then
> the original, and the change seems to have stopped the shakes at idle.
>
> Rob
> '85 300D
> Garden Grove, CA
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