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Rebuilding climate control vacuum pods?
I have seen references to this, but have never seen a rebuild kit for sale.
anybody have a link to a kit or an account of the process? dash is coming off and i want to replace 'em all. thanks!
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Search on George Murphy. He sells them. He has a phone number but no web site.
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And he is a very nice and pleasant man to deal with!
Get some sunroof paste from him while your at it, and with the order he sends a brochure with all kinds of goodies.
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sweet! how much are the kits for each pod? does it take long to fix them?
Ill give George a call Monday...
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The single pods can be rebuilt with the kit. It takes about 5 minutes...........provided you have four hands. |
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You can get a tool to spread the pod locking tabs with minimal risk of damage. If George doesn't sell the tool, an on-line store that goes by mblux or something like that used to.
Rediaphragming the pods is easy. Getting the pods out and putting them back is a PITA. Sixto 87 300D |
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I just carefully pop two tabs and ease the cover forward to hold them. Then do the other two.........very carefully..........like it's dynamite. |
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Seriously, if anyone needs to fix the pods, I would encourage them to just take the dash off if the car can be down for a few days...it ain't that bad. and while youre there do lots of other PM...like replace all the ACC vacuum connectors etc. dd
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Chris
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1987 300TD 309, xxx 2.8.2014 10,000 mile OCI Be careful of the toes you step on today, as they may be connected to the ass you have to kiss tomorrow. anonymous “Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don’t matter, and those who matter won’t mind.” Dr. Seuss |
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Or to be more specific, this: 124 Dash Removal Turorial (sans photos) is how to remove the dash.
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Having heard unfavorable reports about the longevity of rebuilt pods, I just bought all new ones for my 124. I hadn't heard about replacing connectors, though. Which additional parts should be replaced at the same time, since I only intend to do this once?
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That's good to know, especially since that's the type I need to rebuild/replace. For the price, though, I could live with non-MB-spec travel, given that the pod is completely inop and removed at the moment!
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Research indicated less than optimal results using the rebuild method, and coupled with the amount of work involved, I opted to replace all the pods with new. I'm not sorry I made that chioce. Jim
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I just called on the diaphragms for the small (black) vacuum pods in the early 124, not available, need to buy the entire pod. Same with the rectangular ones. The larger round (pink and yellow) have diaphragms available.
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