Finished the passenger rear brakes. On a test drive, noticed a slight grinding noise from the rear. Dang! Will have to tear back into it, but she drives for now.

The rear wiper doesn't work so I popped off the cover. The motor works, but the wiper shaft is frozen (or seems to be). I've tried a combo of PB Blaster and lightly prying on the mechanism, but nada and I don't wanna force/break anything. What am I missing?

Also flushed and filled the SLS system. Now Fern isn't as much of a dumpy butt.

Mercy buckups

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Team 80s:
Fern: '84 Mercedes 300TD, OM617, Turbo Diesel Wagon
Freeda: '89 F250HD, 351W, ZF S5-42 Wide Ratio, XLT Lariat single cab, foahbuhfoah
Frannie: '82 Fiat Spider 2000

Changed Fern's oil and filter today. Not too bad a job - that filter is much easier to get to than the filter on my TDI (don't have her any more due to clutch issues...boo). Up next is the dash cap to cover up the cracked mess in there now. Maybe when it's not so dang hot.

Also, any idea on how to get the rear wiper motor/shaft out? I loosened everything up and followed PP's directions, but the shaft doesn't want to budge and I don't want to break the window.

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Team 80s:
Fern: '84 Mercedes 300TD, OM617, Turbo Diesel Wagon
Freeda: '89 F250HD, 351W, ZF S5-42 Wide Ratio, XLT Lariat single cab, foahbuhfoah
Frannie: '82 Fiat Spider 2000

IIRC you need to open the inside hatch cover and remove the wiper motor complete .

Be sure to work over a large light colored sheet of cloth, I like .50 cent beach towels from the thrift store . once a tiny part goes " !POING!" it enters the 5th dimension and you'll never see it again .

Every time I see a TD rear hatch get scrapped because it's bent or missing the glass I cringe, only the latch proper is still available new, everything else is good luck charlie .

Let us know how the wiper motor repair goes please .

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-Nate
1982 240D 408,XXX miles
Ignorance is the mother of suspicion and fear is the father

I did then what I knew how to do ~ now that I know better I do better

I took my diesel Mercedes for a quick drive and checked the fuel filter for any signs of clogging.

I finally added a chromed tail pipe to Geraldine. What do you think? It deflects the exhaust from the bumper.





Apologies for the sideways pictures. Not sure how to fix.

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Marc-André

W115 1975 300D "Geraldine"
W115 1976 300D parts/tutorial car

I like it but it's a shade too short for my taste .

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-Nate
1982 240D 408,XXX miles
Ignorance is the mother of suspicion and fear is the father

I did then what I knew how to do ~ now that I know better I do better