Hi,

Been awhile since I've posted. I've been having good luck with the mbs.

I replaced the rubber gasket on my 300sd rear window. I got tired of water on the Xmas gifts every year on the trek to grandmas. The wiki entry really helped a lot. The teaser video at diesel giant gave me just enough courage to dive in. Forty bucks seemed a bit steep for the vid but I think I spent that much time messing around trying to get it on my own. All the tricks are on the wiki. I was stubborn and didn't want to use much soap water to prevent rust, but boy oh boy was that a mistake. Nothing went together till I slathered the thing with sudsy water.

Anyhow it is in. I did it single handedly. I used two of those double suction cup handles from harbor fright to handle the glass. Bargain for $5.99 ea. first on the outer surface to move the glass to my picnic bench, then on the inside to pull glass in as I set the gasket with an old phone line.

I'm beat but I feel good knowing I did it myself. I encountered rust and hit it with cheap rust paint and plastic steel epoxy patch. I didn't feel motivated enough to whip out my welder and reconstruct the window sill. Who knows how long I'll have this car.

On that note I'm wondering if my ten year long hobby of W123/126 has run its course. These cars have lasted a lot longer than I'd ever anticipated. I just can't toss a great machine. But I'm getting on in years and I'm wondering if I keep this up I may never own another type of car. Seriously these cars can potentially outlast me if I keep doing the little fixes.

My 240d still has low blow by and doesn't smoke. But it just lost its evaporator and I get a whiff of antifreeze when I turn on the heat. I saw the great dash tear down thread here and the photos are heinous. I'm not sure I want to go there.

Maybe it is a ten year itch. I still see the same members here posting. You guys never give up do you?

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79 300TD “Old Smokey” AKA “The Mistake” (SOLD)
82 240D stick shift 335k miles (SOLD)
82 300SD 300k miles
85 300D Turbodiesel 170k miles

Congrats on the window fix. That is a milestone to do what you did. Mine needs doing too.

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1982 300SD

It wasn't as hard as I thought. Or, I should say what I thought would be hard was easy, and what I assumed to be a breeze was awful.

I thought it would be hard getting the glass out. With a box cutter, I split the rib on the gasket and cut it out easily. The glass just pops out after that.

The rust was a big shock but it depends how well you want to repair it. I decided to butch it with steel filled epoxy.

The toughest part by far was coaxing the metal trim ring on to the rubber after it was on the glass. I didn't use enough soap. Once I lathered it was easy.

Same with popping in the glass with the cord. More lube = easier.

Funny how I try to anticipate all the trouble and it turns out some unrelated thing that dogs me.

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79 300TD “Old Smokey” AKA “The Mistake” (SOLD)
82 240D stick shift 335k miles (SOLD)
82 300SD 300k miles
85 300D Turbodiesel 170k miles

How about making a Copy of the Video and keeping that for Yourself and putting the original Video in the Tool Rental Program.
Or some variation of the above.

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84 300D, 82 Volvo 244Gl Diesel

Hi,
I would but I didn't buy it. I watched the teaser preview on the diesel giant site. It was good enough. I saw some of the key details like cutting off the old seal to get it out fast.

Sorry. I'm too cheap to pay $40 for the video. I have time and no money.

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79 300TD “Old Smokey” AKA “The Mistake” (SOLD)
82 240D stick shift 335k miles (SOLD)
82 300SD 300k miles
85 300D Turbodiesel 170k miles

Once you do it, you realize how simple it is and the you ask your self why didn't ever do it yourself long ago instead of calling a glass guy who royally screwed it up....

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You can't say this loud or often enough:

Use massive amounts of soap = a good THICK lather + the cord + more lube = easier installation.

Trying to be conservative on lubricant (clean) = painful and difficult installation.

Towels and masking tape are good for controlling the soap drool.

PeachPartsWiki: Rear Window Seal Replacement

http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/body-repair-restoration/238275-rear-windshield-seal-w116-123-126-a.html


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