PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum - View Single Post - Reflecting on W124 evaporator replacement

lee polowczuk · #7 07-01-2005, 10:07 AM

I continue to gather information for my anticapated fall/winter removal of dash to replace vacuum elements.

I don't quite see why you would have to take the steering wheel/airbag off. Am I missing something here?

[QUOTE=flanso]I recently replaced the evaporator and 6 vacuum pods on my 1993 400E. Here are reflections on the work I did on my car that may apply to yours as well.

A T-27 Torx bit with a minimum 2 inch long shank was needed for removing the steering wheel air bag

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I did not take enough photographs of the disassembly; sometimes had to reply on faulty memory.

I did not always bag and label all fasteners and ended up with leftovers.

I removed the center and left hand air vents before trying to remove the instrument cluster. With the vents removed, the cluster was gripped with fingers at each side and wiggled out without the use of the cluster removal tools.

There was a difficult to open, postage stamp size door on the center vent that retains the bulb and its holder.

The rocker switch assembly was removed by gently pushing it laterally to the left, or right, and then gently pulling it straight back.

I needed to more carefully record location of vacuum lines from the plastic manifold, on the right side of heater box, to the pods. I got them mixed up.

I found that clips holding together the heater box, tended to jump like frogs during removal.

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