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1985 300D Rack Damper Adjustment.
How does one adjust the rack damper bolt to see if the car will idle more smoothly?
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1. Get the car up to operating temp, then shut off.
2. put a thin glove on your right hand 3. loosen the lock nut (inner) and then remove the bolt 4. inspect for wear on the tip and make sure the spring is firm (push on the tip) 5. Reinstall and turn the bolt until you feel it meet resistance. Start the engine. 6. Turn the bolt in until the engine smooths out. Tighten lock nut while holding RD bolt in place. You will be sticking your hand in a very hot place. Take precautions. At some points there may be a need to wrap your hand around the top oil cooler line. You might want to wrap that in a small paper towel or shop rag. I properly adjusted RD bolt is a beautiful thing.
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The pics should help.
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I'd be careful posting Mr. Bergma's DIY instructions on this site.
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'85 300TD "Puff The Magic Wagon" - Rolling Resto '19 Mazda CX-9 Signature - Wife's sled '21 Morgan 3-Wheeler P101 Edition '95 E300d - SOLD '84 300TD "Brown Betty" - Miss this one '81 240D "China Baby" - Farm grocery getter |
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Is the objection free Advertising!/?
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No it's copy right infringement. The forum owners also usually block everything Mercedes S o u r c e.
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And I'm not sure if it's because they don't want his site mentioned, or that Kent can easily have a legal case... There's no harm in sharing those instructions privately. But when you post images of them on a site that is linked to a for-profit business, things get ugly. Not to mention, the copyright is more than clear in the picture.
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Part of Mercedes S product is selling info. By allowing the info to be shown here some may not feel the need to buy that info from Mercedes s. That I think would be a + for our forums Sponsers. I have not read any of the Mercedes S publications so I am not sure they have a copyright on these particular instructions. My thought on it is that any time you mention another sites stuff in a positive light it is like a free Ad.
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If the author is given credit for their work, what's the problem?
But, yeah, sites can get, um, picky. That's their right. I took that photo many years ago and didn't think about any issues. Way to involved to type it out, come on guys, I'm lazy!
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Line up the lawyers.
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My sense he is seat of the pants and at times has differed from Mercedes engineers. |
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Last edited by Rocket99; 12-20-2014 at 06:33 PM. |
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