WGB
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I have really enjoyed seeing some beautiful engineering lyijng around my shed floor looking as pristine as I can get it but time came when it should be returned to it's place of birth.
It was lifted with the engine crane and placed on teh jig and then the car was lifted high enough to fit it all in again.
The final bolt in to the three mounting points was quite simple with the proviso that it all three points must be correctly aligned to almost a mm before the two front mounting bolts will start on their threads.
I put in a new rear flex joint for no other reason than I had one on hand but I did not use the new bolts as they appeared to be a few mm longer than the originals and came close to fouling on the front of the diff housing. I did of course use all new lock nuts.
There is often a discussion about whether or not certain cars were fitted with LSD - well 6.9's were - and here is the identification plate with all the appropriate "achtungs" about using the correct oil only.
Apart from the exhaust I found the rear sway bar particularly difficult to fit single handed. It was complicated by the fact that I chose not to disturb the rubber bush in the wheel hub as it is known to be ferociously expensive to replace but eventually by starting the two small forward bolts each side first and then rotating the anti-squat hub with a large screwdriver I managed to get the bolt holes lined up for the chassis mounts.
I was a little less than impresed by the state of the two rubber chassis sway bar bushes but they were not that bad and at $145 each quoted from Diesel Motors I packed them out a little and will get a quote from Tom Hanson when some of his family troubles are a little further behind him.
I did like the look of the new 126 style diagonal arm bushes which seem to be a better design and as I have a copy of the previous rear wheel alignment it will be interesting to see what the change is in the future.
Handbrake linkage needs to be connected and adjusted.
Heat shielding replaced carefully and the little separate piece towards the rear as well as the shield above the rear muffler need to be checked for rattles.
The hand brake linkage also needs to be checked in case it fouls the heat shield as it can create quite a din if it does.
Exhaust sytem fitted which again is a challenge single handed.
At this point it should have been time for a drive and indeed I did start the motor to check the new fuel lines but I am now fitting up the AMG rear and side skirts that I have so the drive will have to wait for the time being.
Bill
It was lifted with the engine crane and placed on teh jig and then the car was lifted high enough to fit it all in again.
The final bolt in to the three mounting points was quite simple with the proviso that it all three points must be correctly aligned to almost a mm before the two front mounting bolts will start on their threads.
I put in a new rear flex joint for no other reason than I had one on hand but I did not use the new bolts as they appeared to be a few mm longer than the originals and came close to fouling on the front of the diff housing. I did of course use all new lock nuts.
There is often a discussion about whether or not certain cars were fitted with LSD - well 6.9's were - and here is the identification plate with all the appropriate "achtungs" about using the correct oil only.
Apart from the exhaust I found the rear sway bar particularly difficult to fit single handed. It was complicated by the fact that I chose not to disturb the rubber bush in the wheel hub as it is known to be ferociously expensive to replace but eventually by starting the two small forward bolts each side first and then rotating the anti-squat hub with a large screwdriver I managed to get the bolt holes lined up for the chassis mounts.
I was a little less than impresed by the state of the two rubber chassis sway bar bushes but they were not that bad and at $145 each quoted from Diesel Motors I packed them out a little and will get a quote from Tom Hanson when some of his family troubles are a little further behind him.
I did like the look of the new 126 style diagonal arm bushes which seem to be a better design and as I have a copy of the previous rear wheel alignment it will be interesting to see what the change is in the future.
Handbrake linkage needs to be connected and adjusted.
Heat shielding replaced carefully and the little separate piece towards the rear as well as the shield above the rear muffler need to be checked for rattles.
The hand brake linkage also needs to be checked in case it fouls the heat shield as it can create quite a din if it does.
Exhaust sytem fitted which again is a challenge single handed.
At this point it should have been time for a drive and indeed I did start the motor to check the new fuel lines but I am now fitting up the AMG rear and side skirts that I have so the drive will have to wait for the time being.
Bill
