I think he puts "1991 300D" is his signature to in fact provide this info........

My W124 needs shocks and struts, but as little as I currently drive it I don't have it on my to-do list....

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'05 Acura TL 6MT
2001 ML430 My Spare

Gone:
'95 E300 188K "Batmobile" Texas Unfriendly Black
'85 300TD 235K "The Wagon" Texas Friendly White
'80 240D 154K "China" Scar engine installed
'81 300TD 240K "Smash"
'80 240D 230K "The Squash"
'81 240D 293K"Scar" Rear ended harder than Elton John

My son and I recently did shocks on our 240. 'There were some frustrations and it took 3 times longer than we planned, actually had to do the backs one saturday and the fronts the following weekend. Didn't have and couldn't find the all important 12 point thin walled 13(?)mm socket for the fronts, but got those suckers off anyhow with a lot of foul language, PB Blaster and a box wrench. Compressing the backs was the most frustrating, used a bottle jack and a piece of lumber to crank them up. All things considered, the satifaction and cost savings were sure worth it. My indy had quoted us 3.5 hrs labor at 91 bucks an hour.

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84 Euro 240D 4spd. 220.5k sold
04 Honda Element AWD
1985 F150 XLT 4x4, 351W with 270k miles, hay hauler
1997 Suzuki Sidekick 4x4
1993 Toyota 4wd Pickup 226K and counting

And the wives always wonder why we get so mad working on these cars !


Elchivito summed it up PB blaster and foul language !!!

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Experience : what you receive 3 seconds after you really needed it !!



86 300SDL 387,000? Motor committed suicide
81 300SD 214,000 "new" 132,000 motor
83 300SD 212,000 parts car
83 300SD 147,000

91 F700 5.9 cummins 5spd eaton 298,000
66 AMC rambler American 2dr auto 108,000
95 Chevy 3/4 ton auto 160,000
03 Toyota 4runner 180,000 wifes

You should drive these vehicles for fun and wrench on them as a hobby.

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I'm not a doctor, but I'll have a look.

'85 300SD 245k
'87 300SDL 251k
'90 300SEL 326k

Six others from BMW, GM, and Ford.

Liberty will not descend to a people; a people must raise themselves to liberty.[/IMG]

OR !!

Just imagine attempting many repairs that posts here have proven to be truly easy.. as long as you have a good idea of how to do it ...

Would ya rather be using a BS Haynes?? You know "reassembly is just the reverse of taking it apart..."

Like many, many folks Im very appreciative of all the time and effort so many have taken in posting 'here is how to really do it' as opposed to whats in any manual.

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1985 300D 198K sold
1982 300D 202K
1989 300E 125K
1992 940T

"If you dont have time to do it safely, you dont have time to do it"

"The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not."

Ha ha, I know what you mean. "all you gotta do" is kind of like when the redneck says "hey watch this!". I've been wrenching for more years than I care to think about and I still find a few cuss words necessary to some jobs I have tackled. As a kid working as a professional grease monkey I was the one who would take on the jobs nobody else wanted. I guess I have a natural knack for mechanical stuff. There are a lot of hack mechanics out there and that's the reason I do all my own work.
My car "87 300SDL" has been in a fender bender on the right front at some time in it's life and had a hack job done for repairs. I found missing fender bolts, mis-aligned hood not latching on one side and the front bumper was about to fall off due to loose/missing mounting hardware. I've been slowly fixing her up and she runs great. I need to do the vaccuum pump replacement soon but just have to save money for the $300 part. Hope she doesn't grenade before I can get to it....
Use heat for bolts and nuts with locktight. Stay with it and hang in there.
Many time I've had to back away and cool off then when I returned everything just fell together! Always works out like that.
Good luck.
Steve

I've learned an important lesson over the years. When the wrenching gets tough, there is always a useable tool close at hand, a cup of tea. Put the wrenches down, brew up a cuppa, sip it slowly in an easy chair, and magically the job gets much easier when you return to it.

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1977 300d 70k--sold 08
1985 300TD 185k+
1984 307d 126k--sold 8/03
1985 409d 65k--sold 06
1984 300SD 315k--daughter's car
1979 300SD 122k--sold 2/11
1999 Fuso FG Expedition Camper
1993 GMC Sierra 6.5 TD 4x4
1982 Bluebird Wanderlodge CAT 3208--Sold 2/13

X2 kerry

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Grumpy Old Diesel Owners Club group

I no longer question authority, I annoy authority. More effect, less effort....

1967 230-6 auto parts car. rust bucket.
1980 300D now parts car 800k miles
1984 300D 500k miles
1987 250td 160k miles English import
2001 jeep turbo diesel 130k miles
1998 jeep tdi ~ followed me home. Needs a turbo.
1968 Ford F750 truck. 6-354 diesel conversion.
Other toys ~J.D.,Cat & GM ~ mainly earth moving

Just be glad it's your car that's half apart in your driveway and not your dad's coworker's BMW!

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1983 240D 3.0T 4-speed manual, now sold

1989 Subaru GL Wagon 5-speed Touring Edition

For rusted parts a good blast of heat with a torch does wonders. I sometimes follow up with oil after it cools a little. For really stubborn stuff that is being replaced a die grinder/ hacksaw/cutting torch or whatever it takes to cut it off is sometimes the easiest route.

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81 300D Turbo 190K sold
83 300sd 319K best $500 I ever spent-daily driverw/ 2 tank WVO set up

Haha!


What's worse are all of the DIY articles that make R&Rs look SO easy.
When I'm under the car all ready to go BAM the bolt is stuck.
8 hours later I'm exhausted and unable to complete the project.

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