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03-11-2003, 10:58 PM
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One wheel steered car in rustland
Here's a photo of the attachment point of the idler lever mount on my 92 300D. My wife drove the car in rush hour traffic on a twenty miles highway commute today with a one wheel steered car ! Someone somewhere deserves a thousand thanks.
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03-12-2003, 12:42 AM
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Amazing, simply amazing. Good thing she was in rush hour traffic, which probably kept speeds way down, brings to mind the saying "don't drive faster than your guardian angel can fly". You (or least your wife) oughta buy a lottery ticket. Keep us posted on the repair.
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Mike Tangas '73 280SEL 4.5 (9/72)- RIP  Only 8,173 units built from 5/71 thru 11/72 '02 CLK320 Cabriolet - wifey's mid-life crisis 2012 VW Jetta Sportwagon TDI...at least its a diesel Non illegitemae carborundum.
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04-17-2003, 10:09 PM
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On the road again !
Job done. Here's is a photo report.
Photo 1 : the car would go where you want'd it to go as long as it was forward. Driving it backward in my «outdoor garage» was not an easy task : it need'd an extra outside right wheel steerer !
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DR 1992 300D 2.5T 351 000 km
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04-17-2003, 10:10 PM
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Photo 4 : the replacement part that was ordered from the dealer and that has to be shipped from Germany. I was a little surprised : I didn't know I would received the complete tab mount.
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DR 1992 300D 2.5T 351 000 km
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04-17-2003, 10:11 PM
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Photo 5 : I tooked a couple of days to decide not to remove the actual tab mount. I was afraid of weakening the frame by removing it and be not able to weld the new mount as solidely as the old one. The new part was cut to fit on the remaining tab mount.
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DR 1992 300D 2.5T 351 000 km
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04-17-2003, 10:14 PM
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Photo 6 : the new and the old. The old idler lever mount was broken right under the strap retaining the heat shield. The muffler pipe was not hot enough to get rid of the water that was accumulating under the strap. For those living in the rust belt, check that tiny drain hole on the horizontal pipe section.
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DR 1992 300D 2.5T 351 000 km
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04-17-2003, 10:14 PM
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Photo 7 and 8 : new part (or what remained of it) in place. Alignment of the new part was fairly easy : a box would fit in the upper hole and a smaller botton hole would receive a screw. Rough measurements showed that the new idler lever mount was not more than 2 mm (less than 1/8 in) nearer the center of the car compared to the old one.
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DR 1992 300D 2.5T 351 000 km
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04-17-2003, 10:15 PM
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Photo 9 and 10 : I called a professional welder with a mobile welding unit. He did a very fine job and the new idler lever mount is not near to fall down.
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DR 1992 300D 2.5T 351 000 km
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04-18-2003, 10:21 AM
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Wow! Thank you for the photo journal.
Alex
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1983 300D (parked for four years) 2012 VW Sportwagen TDI Manual 2001 Miata SE 1962 Chevrolet Corvair Rampside
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