Has anyone here ever had to replace Muffler Bearings, on a 123? The guy at Firestone told me I was low on Blinker Fluid, my muffler bearings were shot (both the inners, and the outers)and that the flux capacitor on my car needs elbow grease..

Can anyone tell me if it sounds like he was attempting to screw me out of money? My car looks in great shape, and doesn't drive bad either. How is it possible for all of these major items to be wrong with it, and me not know about it?

Last time I was there, he said he changed out the muffler fluid, so how could the bearings be bad so soon? He also greased my brake pads, because he said my rotors were over heating, and they were leaking fluid..That was only two months ago when I only brought it in to have my tire air changed and flushed out, so they could install the winter air in them. This was also because I had a small vibration whenever I exceeded 190 mph. and I thought it might have been because of worn out tire air. How do all these things go so bad, so quickly?

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What? You think your Benz is gonna last forever?
Cheapskate, buy a Hyundai.

I bought a bearing set from these guys: http://kalecoauto.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=3&products_id=10

After almost 700,000 miles, still smooth as a kitten's purr.

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09 Jetta TDI
1985 300D

I had a sticky blinker and this stuff cured it:

http://kalecoauto.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=6

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1998 C230 330,000 miles (currently dead of second failed EIS, yours will fail too, turning you into the dealer's personal human cash machine)
1988 F150 144,000 miles (leaks all the colors of the rainbow)
Previous stars: 1981 Brava 210,000 miles, 1978 128 150,000 miles, 1977 B200 Van 175,000 miles, 1972 Vega (great, if rusty, car), 1972 Celica, 1986.5 Supra

My Helsinki Smash Rod had a bad smell to it, but the stealership said it had another 5,000, or so, pounds left to it...

What is the actual lifecycle of a new Helsinki Smash Rod and are they actually available anywhere while you're out on the road? Maybe I should buy an extra and keep it in the trunk.

Any thoughts?

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'10 - Dakota SXT - Daily Ride / ≈ 172.5K
.'76 - 450SLC - 107.024.12 / < .89.20 K
..'77 - 280E - 123.033.12 / > 128.20 K
...'67 - El Camino - 283ci / > 207.00 K
....'75 - Yamaha - 650XS / < 21.00 K
.....'87 - G20 Sportvan / > 206.00 K
......'85 - 4WINNS 160 I.O. / 140hp
.......'74 - Honda CT70 / Real 125
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Here's a nice Helsinki Smash Rod resource:

http://hubpages.com/hub/helsinki-smash-rod

My Dad once took his '84 Camaro to a Firestone shop for an alignment and tires. The only reason he went there is that he had a discount card given to him from a customer... (10% over wholesale cost... a pretty good deal.) The service manager wrote up an estimate for nearly $1800. It included every wear part in the front end, a new "steering rack" (third generation Camaros had a conventional steering box, NOT rack and pinion) and 5 (yup FIVE!!) new tires. You have to fold down the rear seat of that car to get a full size spare in the back! Oh, and all this was on a 3 year old car with about 35k on it.

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1983 Mercedes-Benz 300SD 270K
1960 Ford F250 62K
1990 Mazda Miata 156k

The thing is Bob, it's not that I'm lazy, it's that I just don't care.

WOW!, those prices are great on those products. Thanks guys, I think I'm going to start buying my parts from Kale, instead of Pep-Boys. One testimonial said that he splashed a little bit of the blinker fluid in his eye, and even his eye wouldn't stop blinking. That's some superior performance if I ever saw it. I just ordered my new Muffler Bearings, and a couple gallons of Blinker fluid. I paid extra, for overnight shipping, so I should have them soon. I sent cash, in an envelope in the mail, because they don't accept personal checks, and my credit cards are in my girlfriend's purse, for safe keeping.

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bump..

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i need a gallon of prop wash for my grumman ag cat

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While you're at it, ask the parts guy for a bottle of K9P -- good stuff.

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1992 300D 2.5T
1980 Euro 300D (sadly, sold)
1998 Jetta TDI, 132K "Rudy"
1974 Triumph TR6
1999 Saab 9-5 wagon (wife's)

You know, you can just drive in reverse so that the odometer rolls back . . .

The usual cause of both muffler bearings failing at once is attributed to the misalignment of the mid air converter on the gaffanator valve. Be advised! The alignment procedure requires the use of a left handed metric crescent wrench and a piece of Teflon welding rod to provide the proper clearances.

That is SOOOO bogus! If you tried to do that then you would end up with upside down numbers. Turn the car on it's top, slip it into gear and allow the engine to run at mid throttle for about 242 hours. That'll fix it!

Huh.... That is sooo simple! why didn't I think of that!? Thanks!

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It is a truism that almost any sect, cult, or religion will legislate its creed into law if it acquires the political power to do so. Robert A. Heinlein


09 Jetta TDI
1985 300D