1984 300SD purchased with dead Cruise Control....would accelerate the car but would not hold speed.....

Then the dash quit working...no guages at all....check all fuses and they looked great....climbed under the drivers side to see what I could see....figured I'd remove the Cruise amplifier while I was at it....heh....yeah....right.....all I got off was the cable connector...need to do a lot more searching and reading before I try that one again.....anyways....plugged it back in, found the blown fuse afterall, replaced it and on the road again....

then last night, as I am want to do on occassion, I activated the Cruise and it held... Multiple starts and stops, in and out of car, shopping, etc. Worked every time I engaged it....had a dream of the post I was going to leave here today.....

Then this morning...no go....arghhhhhhhhh

Ok...I learned my lesson....gonna find that description of how to remove the amp.....open it, solder it....gonna have that post that I dreamt of or else ! ! !

I'll let ya'll know how it goes....

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1998 W202 C230 - The money pit of late.
1984 W126 300SD (356,800 miles) Gone to the wrenchapart
1984 W123 300D Gone to the wrenchapart
1972 W108 280SE 3.5 (sold but not forgotten)
1986 Buick Grand National 3.8l Turbo (86k miles)
1966 Glassic Model 'A' Replica http://www.glassicannex.org

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On the right side of the amp you'll see a bolt.. If I remember correctly its a 10mm. Its sort of tucked up in the brake pedal mechanism.. thats what you want.. don't worry about the screws.. you don't need to remove them.. Just that bolt.

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'84 300CD Turbo 132k (Anthracite Grey) - WVO - My daily driver - Recently named coo-coo-coupe by my daughter.
'84 300D Turbo 240k (Anthracite Grey) - Garage Queen
'83 300D Turbo 220k (Orient Red) - WVO - Wifes daily driver

I'm not a certified mechanic, but I did stay at a HolidayInn Express last night.

Appreciate the info James....

Believe it or not....it's working again tonight...

Not sure if it was because I did something wrong this morning or what, so I'll keep checking, but I do appreciate the scoop on removing this puppy.

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1998 W202 C230 - The money pit of late.
1984 W126 300SD (356,800 miles) Gone to the wrenchapart
1984 W123 300D Gone to the wrenchapart
1972 W108 280SE 3.5 (sold but not forgotten)
1986 Buick Grand National 3.8l Turbo (86k miles)
1966 Glassic Model 'A' Replica http://www.glassicannex.org

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My Fatmobile 3 has cruise - sometimes. The cruise doesn't work when the weather is cold, or until the interior has warmed up for a couple of hours.
I will pull it soon to resolder. That is no big deal as I have worked in the electronics industry for 35 years (oops, showing my age again )

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Fatmobile 3 84 300D 295kkm Silver grey/Blue int. 2 tank WVO - Recipient of TurboDesel engine.
Josephine '82 300D 390kkm White/Palamino int.
Elizabeth '81 280E, sporting a '79 300D engine.
Lucille '87 W124 300D non-turbo 6 cylinder OM603, Pearl Grey with light grey interior


Various parts cars including 280E, 230C & 300D in various states of disassembly.

Check the conections at the amp and the accuator. These pins/sockets like to come desoldered also. I had one come loose in the plug at the accuator and resoldered it and hasn't let me down YET(knock on wood). If it isn't there then you will need a 10mm socket with an extension to go around the brake pedal and then get to the screws after you unplug it and the seat belt warning relay.

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Great information all.....

It's working this morning, so maybe it's good for a little while.

Personally, I would go back to no cruise if the ACC would go back to kicking in the AC compressor....it's really hot here in central Texas just now.....

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1998 W202 C230 - The money pit of late.
1984 W126 300SD (356,800 miles) Gone to the wrenchapart
1984 W123 300D Gone to the wrenchapart
1972 W108 280SE 3.5 (sold but not forgotten)
1986 Buick Grand National 3.8l Turbo (86k miles)
1966 Glassic Model 'A' Replica http://www.glassicannex.org

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well your doing better than me, during test drive, with cruz on, turned on right turn signal, cruz popped off and hasn't worked since... but haven't had the time to trouble shoot it eirther. did fix the no highbeam on the rightside/ fixed tac/ dashlites now all working. next thing I got do..... change the oil.



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