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    350 trans keeps pushing fluid out the overflow

    This is my daily driver 1974 euro spec 350SE. If I travel at speed (>100km/h), the transmission pushes fluid out of its breather until its about 0.5 litres below the minimum mark. As expected, due to being low on fluid, shift quality is then poor. If I refill the trans up to the max mark...
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    help with 722.002 trans question re K2

    Any help is appreciated, I am rebuilding a 722.002 trans from a 1980 W116 350SE euro spec. The lock ring on B1 drum broke and came out in pieces which is what prompted the rebuild. Everything else inside checks out nicely. I made the mistake of engaging the services of a 'specialist' to help...
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    350SE trans failure

    I am about to reinstall a freshly rebuilt engine into a W116 350SE, and in discussion with the owner, we agreed that it would make sense to provide the transmission with a new filter. Due diligence also dictated that I wanted to replace the radial torque converter seal, and front pump seal...
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    What I've been busy with

    Of late, I've become something of the 'go-to' guy for older benzes in our club. So I've been quiet on the forums. I thought it may interest people to hear what I've done recently. Projects completed in the last few months : a) W126 500SE (late spec car) This is a nice clean car with no...
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    update on the W124 AMG 3.6 project

    I thought it would be time for an update : I finished dealing with the rust in the battery tray area and reassembled : Got that left rear quarter primed up and painted. it looks a bit wierd because I gave it a blow over of thin gloss black to protect it until all the colour is painted...
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    R107 interior retrimming

    I'm hoping Parks has some comments here - I'm assisting a friend in the process of re-trimming his R107 450SL 1979. He is wanting to buy the pre-cut-and-stitched GAHH leather seat covers. Is there any difference between the requirements of our RHD cars and the LHD US market for which GAHH...
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    6.9 exhaust

    THE DESIGN : Trusty rusty has for some time run with the original spec 6.9 exhaust borrowed from the red car. The time had come for trusty rusty to get its own system now. I did detailed measurements and design, and I provide them here for anyone else who may be interested. Some...
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    unusual and messy instrument failure

    Well, when I bought my 280SE back in 1997, it was aparent that there was some 'sweating' visible around the oil pressure indicator needle in the combination gauge. At that time I was ignorant about the 'live' pressure gauge behind there, and didn't think anything of it. Over the next few...
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    AUxiliary electric blower fan - where's the relay?

    The electric blower fan in front of th radiator has quit on my 280SE. Yesterday I got to investigating, and found that the fan works when given a direct supply from the battery. The cabling all appears in tact. The 100 degree switch is good too. I established that it must be relay...
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    bodywork progress on the W124 AMG3.6

    This is the car I'm sorting out for a colleague. The right rear quarter had a couple of nasty dents where his wife had backed up against a tree. THis is how it looked originally - its not a great photo - unfortunately the best I have - what it doesn't show is that there were a series of...
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    Paintless dent removal

    THis is a topic that gets talked about a lot. Some of the more hyped methods are dry ice or similar, suction cups but I'm somewhat skeptical of these. Perhaps the most widely used in the trade, and what is usually referred to as PDR (Paintless dent removal) is the use of various levers...
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    Att Lukas : ceiling trim removal

    HI Lukas, I was looking back at your old thread : http://topklasse.org/forums/showthread.php?t=655 Could you please fix the photo links? I think this is a valuable resource, that will be useful to many of us. I for one need to remove this trim tomorrow on the 280SE and trusty rusty - long...
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    Refurbishing aircleaners

    At the last meeting of the MB owners club here, I showed off trusty rusty. There was a fair bit of interest in the aircleaner that I refurbished. I have now done some R107-M117 aircleaners for members : (excuse my grubby finger-prints on the finished article) Re-zinc-ed clips, new felt...
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    Progress on the 300TE AMG3.6

    Well, this is what's been keeping me out of mischief, and away from the W116's : This car came to me with a variety of problems. It has been in a front end accident, but aside from that there are some cosmetic issues as well : I've started on the dent in the rear quarter, and I sourced...
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    Driving the 6.9 daily

    Well, the 280SE is on stands this week awaiting new rear disks (sorry styria - I purchased locally - I think importing from you would be too heavy on the postage). While the car is off the road, I'm refurb-ing the air cleaner housing - pics to follow. So all week I've been using trusty rusty...
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    New arrival in my shed

    No, I didn't buy a car, its a car that belongs to a friend of mine. He's paying me to do some sorting out on it. Its a very interesting car. W124 300TE, previously owned by the owner of AMG - South Africa (AMG set a satellite branch here in the early '90's, and it only lasted a few years)...
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    Zwartkops 26 July 2008

    Hey, I get to start a thread in the 'motorsports' section! Yesterday I went out to Zwartkops to support GrantV, and to further my son's development.
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    Trusty rusty is running again

    Well, after a lot of work, the car is running. I have to pass a roadworthiness inspection before the end of July. This morning I got front wheel alignment done. Still outstanding to be done : a) hydraulic leak from the front levelling valve - its not the valve leaking, one of the...
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    How NOT to correct your 6.9 valve timing

    I have a lot of components removed from trusty rusty at the moment, and decided that before I close up, I should check the chain stretch. What a surprise I got. Have a look at the front cam bearing tower of the left head - someone in the past found that the timing mark didn't line up, and...
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    Clutch problems - C180M - W202

    My wife drives a 1994 W202 c180 manual. I am suspicious that the clutch is on its last legs, but I have very little experience with manual shift cars. The symptoms - when pulling off gently from a stop, as one lets the clutch out, the first bit goes OK, then it shudders quite a bit, then its...
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