From: owner-diesel-benz-digest-at-digest.net (diesel-benz-digest) To: diesel-benz-digest-at-krusty-motorsports.com Subject: diesel-benz-digest V1 #169 Reply-To: diesel-benz-at-digest.net Sender: owner-diesel-benz-digest-at-digest.net Errors-To: owner-diesel-benz-digest-at-digest.net Precedence: bulk diesel-benz-digest Sunday, July 11 1999 Volume 01 : Number 169 Forum for Discussion of Diesel Mercedes Benz Automobiles John Meister Digest Coordinator Contents: Re: steering shaking Re: shaking Re: shaking Fritz... Re: Fritz... Diesel Benz Digest Home Page: http://www.digest.net/diesel-benz/ Send submissions to diesel-benz-digest-at-digest.net Send administrative requests to diesel-benz-digest-request-at-digest.net To unsubscribe, include the word unsubscribe by itself in the body of the message, unless you are sending the request from a different address than the one that appears on the list. Include the word help in a message to stag-digest-request to get a list of other majordomo commands. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 09 Jul 1999 23:20:34 -0700 From: john Subject: Re: steering it's on the steering box, driver's side, under the hood, about midway... there will be a lock nut and probably a slotted part. Loosen the lock nut and tighten it down, but don't over do it... it'll wear the box out prematurely... (I'm not sure what the adjuster looks like exactly... I've got mental images of jeeps and oldsmobiles in the way... ;) john At 12:31 AM 7/10/99 -0400, Matthew J. Mason wrote: > >Trying to put together my to-do list for the summer, on the 240D... > >Would someone remind me what governs the amount of play, left or right of >center, in the steering wheel? I remember discussion of "tightening the >steering box"... Any more hints? There's something the Haynes manual calls >the "steering damper," which looks fairly easy to remove and replace... but >I'm not making the mental connection... could be the lateness of the >hour... :) > >I'll look through the old digests online, but any tips about how to adjust >that movement in the wheel would be appreciated. Is it accessible from >underneath the left front, or does the steering column need to be accessed >from inside? > >thanks & enjoy the weekend. -- mjm > - ----------------------------------------------------- john-at-virtual-cafe.com http://www.wagoneers.com http://www.virtual-cafe.com/~john 77 Wagoneer (SJ) - 81 MB 300D (123) - 88 wagoneer (xj) jesus, don't leave life without him, please! Snohomish, WA - where Jeeps don't rust, they mold... - ----------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 10 Jul 1999 03:14:56 -0500 From: Jason Zolghadr Subject: shaking My 85 300D (250,200 miles) has always been a smooth ride (Except for the kick back into second gear, which you learn to love anyway). On the expressways, it would take to 98 mph and still be smooth as 28. However just latley, Ive noticed that whenever I aproach 80 or above, the car stars to shake. The steering column, and other parts, i cant really pinpoint...but the passenger seat passenger would notice it to. Whats up here? Routine mantainence due, or somthing wrong? - -Jason Zolghadr "Call you out our name...but be forwarned, dear" ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 10 Jul 1999 14:10:54 +0200 From: Thorsten =?iso-8859-1?Q?Windh=FCs?= Subject: Re: shaking Hi Jason, I had the same problem some years ago. And it was very easy to fix: My 200D had an unbalanced tire at the front axle. I would recommend to take the car to a tire shop and let them check all four wheels. This will only take 15 Minutes and should n't be too expensive. This does not mean that I am sure the tires are causing the vibrations, but this is the easiest and cheapest way to start excluding possible reasons. Bye, Thorsten Windhues At 03:14 10.07.99 -0500, you wrote: >My 85 300D (250,200 miles) has always been a smooth ride (Except for the >kick back into second gear, which you learn to love anyway). On the >expressways, it would take to 98 mph and still be smooth as 28. However >just latley, Ive noticed that whenever I aproach 80 or above, the car stars >to shake. The steering column, and other parts, i cant really >pinpoint...but the passenger seat passenger would notice it to. Whats up >here? Routine mantainence due, or somthing wrong? > >-Jason Zolghadr > "Call you out our name...but be forwarned, dear" > > > > > ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 10 Jul 1999 10:40:55 -0700 From: john Subject: Re: shaking could be that you lost a weight on a tire... or possibly you've got a u-joint going bad... cheapest and easiest check is to look at your rims and tires for missing weights, bubbles, etc. a u-joint would give other indications like a squeak or clunking when turning, unless it was the front one... you might crawl underneath and look... also, don't our rigs have a center carrier bearing setup on the driveshaft? that bearing assembly could be worn as well... john At 03:14 AM 7/10/99 -0500, Jason Zolghadr wrote: >My 85 300D (250,200 miles) has always been a smooth ride (Except for the >kick back into second gear, which you learn to love anyway). On the >expressways, it would take to 98 mph and still be smooth as 28. However >just latley, Ive noticed that whenever I aproach 80 or above, the car stars >to shake. The steering column, and other parts, i cant really >pinpoint...but the passenger seat passenger would notice it to. Whats up >here? Routine mantainence due, or somthing wrong? > >-Jason Zolghadr > "Call you out our name...but be forwarned, dear" > > > - ----------------------------------------------------- john-at-virtual-cafe.com http://www.wagoneers.com http://www.virtual-cafe.com/~john 77 Wagoneer (SJ) - 81 MB 300D (123) - 88 wagoneer (xj) jesus, don't leave life without him, please! Snohomish, WA - where Jeeps don't rust, they mold... - ----------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 10 Jul 1999 21:06:20 -0700 From: john Subject: Fritz... decided he didn't like his power window mechanism today and spit out a gear... :( Might try the JB weld trick tomorrow... Or will have to go to the wrecking yard and get another window mechanism... sheesh, I think I'd rather trade in the car for another instead of going through replacing that window again... ;) Last week I got a little close to our basketball pole... Guess it doesn't matter now that the previous owner had scratched that right rear door... :) Anyone know where I can find a white right rear door for an 81 123? :) john - ----------------------------------------------------- john-at-virtual-cafe.com http://www.wagoneers.com http://www.virtual-cafe.com/~john 77 Wagoneer (SJ) - 81 MB 300D (123) - 88 wagoneer (xj) jesus, don't leave life without him, please! Snohomish, WA - where Jeeps don't rust, they mold... - ----------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 11 Jul 1999 08:47:46 -0700 (PDT) From: john Subject: Re: Fritz... thanx, but the postage would probably cost more than a local door. :) It isn't too bad, and was already scratched by the PO... I just made it worse. :) The gear that broke off the window motor is going to b e a bigger headache... john On Sun, 11 Jul 1999, matthew j mason wrote: >--> >-->John -- >--> >-->Sorry, used the white doors on mine and did a repaint last year.. but if >-->worse comes to worst and you can't find one, I'll sell you four good 123 >-->doors, light ivory in color... ;) I say this half in jest, of course, >-->but if you have any need for doors down the road, i'm more than happy to >-->make a very good deal.... >--> >-->______________________________________________ >-->Matthew J. Mason >-->matthew-mason-at-uiowa.edu >-->Colleges of Education and Liberal Arts >-->University of Iowa >--> >--> ---- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- john-at-virtual-cafe.com **** Snohomish, Washington USA don't leave life without jesus, please... http://www.virtual-cafe.com/~john http://wagoneers.com - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ End of diesel-benz-digest V1 #169 *********************************