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03-18-2008, 09:57 PM
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Can Somebody tell me what this tool is for?? 67 200D
I found this in the trunk on my car and was wondering what in the world it is for.
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Cary Albuquerque 1967 200 Diesel Fintails Rule! 
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03-19-2008, 02:15 AM
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actually it is an alignment pin for installing the wheel when changing a flat tire, if used properly it will align the lug holes of the wheel to the hub so the bolts can be easily started. you screw it in to the hub then put the wheel on
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1967 250 S 1967 280SE 1968 250S 1971 280 SE 1973 220 1974 280 S 1975 450 SEL 1976 220 D 1979 300SD 1983 300 SD 1985 230 TE euro 1986 280SL 1986 500 SEL euro 1986 190E 2.3 1990 300 SE 2003 C230 K 2004 C230 K 1987 560SEL 1987 300SDL now in canada 2005 C230 1998 C43 AMG Sold to DON 1993 190E 2.6 300TD Former daily driver Totaled current: R320 CDI Ram 2500 Cummins
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03-19-2008, 02:44 AM
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Extremely controversial item!!!
MB opted for lugbolts instead of lugnuts as i'm sure y'all know..... Whereas lugnut dowels got scuffed and damaged reinstalling wheels. Idea was *use* this miracle lugbolt tool to absorb and artificially replicate whatever thread scuffing previous lugnut systems had suffered. Dunno anybody who's actually used this famous occult-classic fintail wheel lug alignment tool. Yet arguably its place in history is assured.
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03-19-2008, 06:49 AM
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The alignment pin is included in most factory tool kits. Not sure about the newest, but W124 kits had them, and W126s. After the second or third owner gets the car, if there is a tool kit at all, it's usually missing. They are available, and cost less then ten bucks. New ones are Al not Fe. Once you use one, you'll love it. I have one in all the cars, plus a couple in my toolbox in the shop so I don't have to pull out the kit when swapping rims. Jim
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14 E250 BlueTEC black. 45k miles 95 E320 Cabriolet Emerald green 66k miles 94 E320 Cabriolet Emerald green 152k miles 85 300TD 4 spd man, euro bumpers and lights, 15" Pentas dark blue 274k miles
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03-19-2008, 07:33 AM
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In about 30 benzes I have never seen one of those!
I have wished for one a few times though, but If I had one it would probably stay in the trunk. Its not that hard to get the wheels on if you look at it before you put it on. Tom W
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[SIGPIC] Diesel loving autocrossing grandpa Architect. 08 Dodge 3/4 ton with Cummins & six speed; I have had about 35 benzes. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a 617 turbo and a five speed manual.  [SIGPIC]..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.
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03-19-2008, 08:24 AM
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Regards Warren Currently 1965 220Sb, 2002 FORD Crown Vic Police Interceptor Had 1965 220SEb, 1967 230S, 280SE 4.5, 300SE (W126), 420SEL ENTER > = (HP RPN) Not part of the in-crowd since 1952.
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03-19-2008, 09:01 AM
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Thats a lot of unwashed previous owners!
Tom W
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[SIGPIC] Diesel loving autocrossing grandpa Architect. 08 Dodge 3/4 ton with Cummins & six speed; I have had about 35 benzes. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a 617 turbo and a five speed manual. [SIGPIC]..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.
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03-20-2008, 10:29 PM
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my 2004 C230 and 2005 C230 both have them in with the jack assembly
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1967 250 S 1967 280SE 1968 250S 1971 280 SE 1973 220 1974 280 S 1975 450 SEL 1976 220 D 1979 300SD 1983 300 SD 1985 230 TE euro 1986 280SL 1986 500 SEL euro 1986 190E 2.3 1990 300 SE 2003 C230 K 2004 C230 K 1987 560SEL 1987 300SDL now in canada 2005 C230 1998 C43 AMG Sold to DON 1993 190E 2.6 300TD Former daily driver Totaled current: R320 CDI Ram 2500 Cummins
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03-20-2008, 10:43 PM
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My '96 E320 has one in its vestigal toolset. Seems some wheels are easier to put on and line up the holes than others. On my brother's 190E 16v with OZ wheels, you almost need the tool. Otherwise, the bother of using it only just offsets the bother of holding the wheel there with your foot as Chas H mentioned.
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Brian Rogers '96 E320 traded in at 292,000 miles '09 C350
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03-20-2008, 10:49 PM
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I bought one of those things. Sounds like a good idea, but, in actual use, it was more trouble than it was worth.
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03-21-2008, 01:19 AM
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