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05-30-2004, 05:41 PM

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w126 'Thumping' front end

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Posted By w126/280SE

Lower Ball Joint

Well, you live and learn.

My local MB main agent wouldn't do the job as they didn't have the tool and so would only sell me a complete arm with the BJ in-situ.

I nearly broke my thumb knocking...

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05-30-2004, 04:11 PM

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w126 'Thumping' front end

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Posted By w126/280SE

Thanks

OK!

Well the sway bar is what we limeys call the anti-roll bar. I changed the bushes for the upper control arms when I put new ones in. How do you check for freeplay in the sway bar bushings?
...

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05-30-2004, 03:05 PM

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w126 'Thumping' front end

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Posted By w126/280SE

Track rods

By track rods, I mean the entire rod and the balljoint ends.

The lower balljoints have also been changed, which was a pig of a job as it's damned near impossible to drive them in squarely.

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05-30-2004, 10:42 AM

Replies: 3

280 SE 1984 mixture problem

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Posted By w126/280SE

Problem Sorted

Thanks for the input.

After a couple of hours investigation I raised the front of the car on ramps and found the offending leak. It was at some kind of valve assembly which cannot be seen from...

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05-30-2004, 10:35 AM

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w126 'Thumping' front end

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Posted By w126/280SE

Hi

Im in the UK so some of the mechanical terms you use may be different here. Im not being facetious, but could you explain what you mean by sway bars? Are you meaning what we call lower control arms...

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05-30-2004, 08:03 AM

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w126 'Thumping' front end

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Posted By w126/280SE

Oh, and also...

I forgot, it has a new drag link too...

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05-30-2004, 08:02 AM

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w126 'Thumping' front end

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Posted By w126/280SE

w126 'Thumping' front end

Hi,

I have rebuilt most of the front end of my 126 in an attempt to cure a thiumping noise I get when travelling over rough surfaces.

The parts I have replaced include:-

Lower ball joints...

Forum: Tech Help

05-30-2004, 06:08 AM

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Rear Left Window does not go down..

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Posted By w126/280SE

same problem with front passenger window

Hi,

I had the same problem with the front passenger window on my 126. The clicking I heard came from the door, so I removed the trim, uncrewed the motor housing from the regulator (two star bit...

Forum: Tech Help

05-29-2004, 08:22 PM

Replies: 3

280 SE 1984 mixture problem

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Posted By w126/280SE

Mixture

Thanks for your reply.

I know how to adjust the mixture and understand the principles of gasoline/sir mix and their effects. As I said b4, the problem just suddenly arose, I hadn't touched the...

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05-29-2004, 06:24 PM

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280 SE 1984 mixture problem

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Posted By w126/280SE

280 SE 1984 mixture problem

Hi all,

I have an 84 280 Se w126 Euro model with the pre-computer K-Jet system.

Recently I had a problem with a bad fuel pump relay which I replaced and now the car doesn't stall as it used to...

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