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Old 04-30-2013, 10:52 PM
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figured out who overtightened my lugs + installed leather steering wheel

So my friend decided to go to my mechanic in order to have his front wheel bearings replaced last week and when he got it home and he was going to do a tire rotation, he could not get his lug nuts off, the same issue I had with the lug bolts on my car after having it over at my mechanics.
So we went over there today with my car and his car to complain and the mechanic's assistant came out and loosened my friend's lugs with a breaker bar. So then the mechanic came out and asked us what the issue was and we explained and then he asked his assistant, "What did you tighten the lugs with?" and the guy said "Your impact wrench", an answer to which the mechanic told him off.
Anyway, while I was over there, I showed him an issue we were having with the brakes and that the gasket on the brake reservoir was eaten up, and he said that whoever changed the brake fluid last did it wrong so he pumped out the bad brake fluid and put in new and told us we needed to get a new reservoir cap which I took off of my dad's 240D which is still sitting at the shop waiting for an engine rebuild and restoration (and yes, I know they are not worth much but there is a ton of sentimental value in it). He also said we should flush it sometime soon but was safe to drive home.
After that I showed him a leather wrapped steering wheel I just bought from a 92 190E 2.3 and asked him how to install it and he started to explain it to me but then said "well how about we install it right now" and that's what we did. It is 100 times better than the old rubber steering wheel that was in there. Best of all for the installation of the steering wheel and new brake fluid, it only cost me the diesel to drive there and back.

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Old 04-30-2013, 11:09 PM
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"Your impact wrench"
i cringed. check your wheels for cracks if they're alloys.
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Old 04-30-2013, 11:25 PM
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i cringed. check your wheels for cracks if they're alloys.
Will do once I can get these wheels off but I doubt that will be the case. Gotta take it in sometime soon to have the lugs drilled out, which will be the second time this has had to have been done which is why I doubt there will be cracks as when I took the car after buying it the lugs on the front had to be drilled. Once I get the wheels off I can finally fix the parking brake.
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Old 04-30-2013, 11:56 PM
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I pretty much always torque lug nuts/bolts to spec! I hate it when they get lazy and zip them on with the iimpact. Not only does it damage the lug bolts and wheels but if you did get a flat on the side of the road then your screwed because the wheels will not come off by hand unless you have a cheater pipe. I always put a dab of copper ainti sieze on the threads to keep them from rusting in since they use road salt here.

Cool he helped you out with the wheel and brake fluid. If I remember right MB says the brake fluid should be flushed yearly? The fluid is cheap and the job is easy to tackle at home.
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Old 05-01-2013, 10:08 AM
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Old 05-01-2013, 11:00 AM
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Get a cap or at least use plastic saran type wrap on the 240s master cylinder if there is not a secure closure now. The brake fluid will extract or absorb moisture from the enviroment if it has a way to reach it.

There are still 240ds out there with really good engines to be had pretty cheap. A really good engine rebuild where nothing is ignored can be pretty expensive.

You can remove check and repair common wear items if required on a really good used engine. Actually pretty cheap in comparison. Takes a little hunting one down though.

If you are really serious in restoring the car to tip top condition then another alternative is a metric motors rebuilt but it will cost you. Most these used engines will require machine shop work for a proper rebuild.
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Old 05-01-2013, 11:07 AM
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Get a cap or at least use plastic saran type wrap on the 240s master cylinder if there is not a secure closure now. The brake fluid will extract or absorb moisture from the enviroment if it has a way to reach it.
The caps are vented. moisture gets in there anyway.
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Old 05-01-2013, 12:23 PM
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I have one of these 12 Volt Harbor Freight Impact Wrenches in each of My Vehicles and a couple extra.
The work almost as good as a Pneumatic Impact Wrench.

Different versions of the same are sold at other places.

They are made mainly for Tire Changing but as I said can nearly replace a Pneumatic Impact Wrench.

I bet you could use it to remove the Wheel Lug Bolts. If some Bolts break it is likely what is left of the Bolt in the Hub would be loose enough to back out.
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Old 05-01-2013, 03:14 PM
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Andrew, that was pretty much the mechanic's reaction to his assistant, but just verbally. The guy is new, his old assistant moved to NC and was brilliant, this guy has some learning to do.
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I have one of these 12 Volt Harbor Freight Impact Wrenches in each of My Vehicles and a couple extra.
The work almost as good as a Pneumatic Impact Wrench.

Different versions of the same are sold at other places.

They are made mainly for Tire Changing but as I said can nearly replace a Pneumatic Impact Wrench.

I bet you could use it to remove the Wheel Lug Bolts. If some Bolts break it is likely what is left of the Bolt in the Hub would be loose enough to back out.
We tried a air impact wrench and they wouldn't come out. The one that broke broke when my mechanic tried to remove them with his impact wrench (which was about twice the size of mine) and resorted to making a 8 ft long breaker bar. As far as I know, they are still in there pretty tight. They are flush mount vs the regular short type (I have W202 rims), which is probably why they broke under the torque. I'm really hoping my hubs are not damaged.
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Old 05-01-2013, 03:35 PM
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The caps are vented. moisture gets in there anyway.
Which is why brake fluid is supposed to be changed every year or so.

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I saw the mechanic that installed my Cummins rear main wrong use an impact wrench to install the frame of some no-name front wheel drive car.

The shop owner did my seal over but I'll only let him work on my vehicles. His monkeys are hands off. Unfortunately, many shops take short cuts and ruin things. That is one reason why I do most things myself.

I didn't have time to do my rear main and didn't feel like crawling around in the gravel dragging the tranny that sits behind the Cummins. Lesson reiterated and hopefully learned. I don't know of a shop near here that I'd trust.
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Old 05-02-2013, 03:13 PM
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I saw the mechanic that installed my Cummins rear main wrong use an impact wrench to install the frame of some no-name front wheel drive car.

The shop owner did my seal over but I'll only let him work on my vehicles. His monkeys are hands off. Unfortunately, many shops take short cuts and ruin things. That is one reason why I do most things myself.

I didn't have time to do my rear main and didn't feel like crawling around in the gravel dragging the tranny that sits behind the Cummins. Lesson reiterated and hopefully learned. I don't know of a shop near here that I'd trust.
I will request that any work performed there to be done by the mechanic or atleast with his supervision. For the most part, most maintenance done from here on out will be done by a friend,my bro, and I, except I might need a mechanic to do some of the suspension work. Anyway, I might be working for my mechanic during the summer as he has offered my friend, my bro, and I jobs which I plan to take if I can work it into my schedule with my other job.
That would certainly be helpful for getting work done on my car.

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