Anybody know off hand if the outer tie rod for an 82 300Dt is 14mm or 16mm. The tie rod end that attaches to the right side spindle. My guess is that the 16mm are the tie rods and the 14mm is for all the other ends drag link etc.

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'83 240D 264k on 100% biodiesel/ 31mpg
83 300D 217K the $800 gem
'82 300D 267K the new WVO project car finished and driving for free
International tractor B275 on B100
Ford 555 backhoe on B100
Sargent 25 ton Rough Terrain crane on B50

Not without crawling under the car. Seems that 14mm and 17mm are the size of choice by MB.

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RRGrassi


70's Southern Pacific #5608 Fairmont A-4 MOW car

13 VW JSW 2.0 TDI 193K, Tuned with DPF and EGR Delete.

99 W210 E300 Turbo Diesel, chipped, DPF/Converter Delete. Still needs EGR Delete, 232K

90 Dodge D250 5.9 Cummins/5 speed. 400K

Gone and still missed...1982 w123 300D, 1991 w124 300D

I actually only have seen one type of nut in the whole that is 14mm (valve and valve lock nuts) and have never, ever seen any 16mm bolt or nut in any mercedes.
It is either 13mm or 17mm. take you pick.

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1979 300SD Black/Black MBtex239000mi
1983 300TD euro-NA. White/Olive Cloth-MBtex 201000mi. Fleet car of the USA embassy in Morocco
1983 240D Labrador Blue/Blue MBtex 161000mi

Going through this now. Just got new tires on the 240d, and the RF outer tie rod end had play. I asked them to replace it, and they ordered the part. The diameter is wrong.

Judging from my experiences on my 82 300cd, OE sizing was 16mm ( the ones I took off the cd were original and much more substantial than aftermarket parts), and replacements were 14mm to cut cost.

You can get 16mm ends, but obviously the parts guy they called didn't get the right ones or ask the right questions. Lemfoerder seems to only sell 14mm ends.

So, what do do... But a no-name 16mm end for $13, or buy a lemfoerder tie rod with both ends new, for $40, and go to the 14mm hardware?

The 240d is a garage queen with 75k, so a lesser brand end might be OK, though I'd prefer lemfoerder or mb.

Or do I just change over???

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Current Diesels:
1981 240D (73K)
1982 300CD (169k)
1985 190D (169k)
1991 350SD (116k)
1991 350SD (206k)
1991 300D (228k)
2008 ML320 CDI (199k)
1996 Dodge Ram CTD (442k)
1996 Dodge Ram CTD (267k)

Past Diesels:
1983 300D (228K), 1985 300D (233K), 1993 300D 2.5T (338k), 1993 300SD (291k)

And for tie rods it is not a matter of the nut size, it is a matter to the thread/shaft size, which is indeed 16 and 14mm.

See here:
1981 Mercedes-Benz 240D Sedan - Steering System - Page 2

Or here showing both:

http://www.********.com/catalog/x,carcode,1192980,parttype,7428

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Current Diesels:
1981 240D (73K)
1982 300CD (169k)
1985 190D (169k)
1991 350SD (116k)
1991 350SD (206k)
1991 300D (228k)
2008 ML320 CDI (199k)
1996 Dodge Ram CTD (442k)
1996 Dodge Ram CTD (267k)

Past Diesels:
1983 300D (228K), 1985 300D (233K), 1993 300D 2.5T (338k), 1993 300SD (291k)