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02-09-2005, 05:32 PM
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Valve Adjustment Question
I was adjusting the valves on my 300SD. I couldn't get the feeler gauges between any of the cam lobes and adjustment nut, so I think it was just about time I did it.
My question is.. is there an easier way for cylinder number 5 close to the firewall. All the other ones seemed to really easy to get to with two 14 mm wrenches. I was thinking a crowfoot or something like that? Thanks -Christoph
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02-09-2005, 05:48 PM
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02-09-2005, 05:56 PM
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That rear cylinder is hard to get to... have you read the threads about the ' bent wrenches' ? One thing you can do is put the four cylinder into your car.. that extra space is at the firewall where it does the most good... it is also easy to reach that last cylinder if you put the engine on a engine stand.
I suggest you find at least the Haynes shop manual for this engine.. before you some mistakes which cost you a LOT of money...
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02-09-2005, 06:39 PM
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thanks for the replies. yeah i actually put the feeler gauges between the lobe and the rocker arm. I was just confused on the terminology. I bought a new wrench so i could heat and bend my old one. Hopefully I'll get it together now.
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1984 300SD, 384K miles. Gold/brown.
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02-09-2005, 08:55 PM
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hitbyastick
I made a set of "bent" 14mm wrenches. The handles are 3/8 black iron pipe and on one of the wrenches I cut the handle off so its about only 3" long. This fits in and does #5 just fine. A 5/16 bolt (with the head cut off) fits into the handle when i need more torque. It works very well when you have things loosened up and are going for that "sweet spot". 
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 1985 Euro 240D 5 spd 140K 1979 240D 5 spd, 40K on engine rebuild 1994 Dodge/Cummins, 5 spd, 121K 1964 Allice Chalmers D15 tractor 2014 Kubota L3800 tractor 1964 VW bug "Lifes too short to drive a boring car"
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02-10-2005, 01:29 PM
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Leather,
Have you considered taking the engine out to do the valve adjustments?
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LRG 1987 300D Turbo 175K 2006 Toyota Prius, efficent but no soul 1985 300 TDT(130K miles of trouble free motoring)now sold
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02-10-2005, 03:22 PM
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I chose the other route... got a 240....
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02-10-2005, 04:09 PM
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Proud owner of .... 1971 280SE W108 1979 300SD W116 1983 300D W123 1975 Ironhead Sportster chopper 1987 GMC 3/4 ton 4X4 Diesel 1989 Honda Civic (Heavily modified) --------------------- Section 609 MVAC Certified --------------------- "He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you." - Friedrich Nietzsche
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02-10-2005, 04:09 PM
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Moved over from Porsche to Benz? Well actually I just remembered you did some apprentice work for MB in Germany. Peter
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02-10-2005, 05:15 PM
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I was the inventor of those bent wrenches and posted pictures of them to this site.... just send royalty checks to ME.
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02-10-2005, 07:43 PM
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id go pick a bone with the guy from **************...hes been selling them for a while, i got a set myself....snooze, ya lose 
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1985 300SD 192,000miles...Astral silver/ Grey MbTex 1983 300D 194,000miles...White/Tan MbTex...my newest addiction
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02-11-2005, 09:53 AM
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from Ebay.
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02-11-2005, 10:54 AM
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Proud owner of .... 1971 280SE W108 1979 300SD W116 1983 300D W123 1975 Ironhead Sportster chopper 1987 GMC 3/4 ton 4X4 Diesel 1989 Honda Civic (Heavily modified) --------------------- Section 609 MVAC Certified --------------------- "He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you." - Friedrich Nietzsche
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02-11-2005, 10:56 AM
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Me too... seems like an awful lot of trouble to make your own -- you have to be pretty hardcore (in my opinion) to make your own tools so you can make your own repairs
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