Search results

When I rebuilt the front end of my 6.9 I found that the right hand front hub had had water ingress in it so I decided I wanted to check all other bearings in case the car had sat in water. This meant that I wanted to strip all the rear bearings (and there are five in each side of a torque...

Success!!!! I heated the area of the disc that is normally behind the wheel near the junction between the disc and the hub without applying heat direct to the hub. I was surprised how little heat was transferred to the hub itself - not worried as I am replacing the hub bearings anyway. Then...

This relatively simple procedure is fraught with problems as it involves potentially moving the pinion position and causing my nice quiet diff to become a howler. I would have preferred to leave well alone but as it had a weep it could not be ignored. The manual calls for initial measurement...

Preamble - When first posted this pictorial caused some confusion so here are two links which show the lead up to the rationale and cost of this conversion Parts Costings Parts Arrival The 6.9 driveshafts are not satisfactorily repairable and most second hand replacements are probably more...

This is a somewhat long illustration of removing the rear end assembly intact with as minimal personal risk and muscle power as I can work out having spent a day and a half making up my version of the rear support jig First the car has to be raised and I am fortunate in having my own hoist...

Carmel is in the Shire of Kalamunda and I visit a Nursing Home there on a Thursday as well as usually drive the car at least one day a week through that area - usually at speed on my way home from somewhere. There is a very tidy SilberGrun 450 that belongs to a patient of mine as well as a red...

I like the prices for the sporty legs a little better as that is my preference. Yes I live in Kalamunda and maybe it was $75 for both boots - can't really remember - but I know $75 sticks in the mind and they definitely came from Diesel Motors in Perth. In fact you can see them in this photo...

Autohausaz went through a bad patch last year but the last parcel I imported was quite reasonable - they do give (usually) three options for postage but they don't always give the options until after you begin to place the order. Up until a year ago or so they were only giving one very expensive...

My ML500 came to the end of it's finance and through it's four year life with me it has only developed one fault which was malfunctioning of the rear powered hatch - due to my occupation I open and close the rear hatch 10 or more times a day. While it was in getting it's 3rd attempt at repair...

I was wondering what you had got up to with your car Chris. It is possible that there is still a piece of the shredded o-ring that I removed or some other collection of crud in the guts somewhere. I must say I would be inclined to remove it and get it stripped or serviced by someone who...

Hi Styria, You may know this and I may be teaching you how to suck eggs but here is a summary of my knowledge. 1) Put sunroof in mid-position and pop the retainers in the leading edge of the interior Cover. Loosen cover and with sun-roof in rear position pull cover out front wards outside from...

I have found this old picture from three years ago which show the three different spheres on my 6.9. The OEM red spot sphere is in the central sphere position - the rear has two Lemfoerder blue spots and the front has two red spot Febi's. The left one is an OEM one with M-B markings and...

Here is a picture of my repro AMG face. The design was copied from a photo of what was purported to be a Genuine AMG speedo on e-bay ( from memory they were asking about US$2000) and another photo that was taken of a definitely genuine AMG speedo in a museum in Germany. There are no shift...

Having been frustrated at trying to remove the rear diagonal arm bushes with the subframe in situ I realised the new "clanging" noise from the rear on right hand corners was getting worse and beginning to occur at low traffic speeds. I believe that it is a C-V joint breaking up and allowing the...

The system will be full of air and will probably take a bit of use before it reaches it's normal capabilities. I would be checking the pump first - but drive it a few times before you decide what to do. CraigS also proposed in the past to drive it for 30 minutes on the high setting to help...

Popped around and met Chris tonight and had a look at his car. It is again a delight to meet another true 116 Gentleman and his lovely wife. He had tried to bleed the pump by loosening the "Throttle Valve" and the brittle O ring had shredded, ceased to seal and blocked the high pressure outlet...

Hi Styria, I was on the top story of the Myer's carpark in Perth and on descending the first ramp I casually told my wife that we had no brakes. As the engine was cool and the idle a little faster than when warm 6.9 litres was energetically descending. When the pedal hit the floor the rear...

Contact made - see you tomorrow night Chris. Bill

I'll PM you my mobile No Bill

Hi ChrisP, Where are you living in WA - I seem to remember you were moving not far from me. As far as your car goes before you start on anything complicated on either the central or levelling valves I would bleed the main line into the central valve by removing the connection at the top end of...