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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 sundamage, used as a daily driver by the careful owner. He is quite particular in wanting the car just spot-on. He is also a believer in preventative maintenance. In this interest, I fitted a new timing chain, guides, sprockets and tensioner for him. I also fitted new valve stem seals, and did a compression test which confirmed excellent engine condition. I replaced one of the lower supporting joints in a steering knuckle, and rebuilt the steering box with a new sector shaft. There were various other niceties like a new steering damper, and new idler arm bush kit. I also attended to a hard-starting complaint, which I traced to a leaking fuel accumulator. I also replaced both front hubs and wheel bearings, after I found a collapsed bearing on one side caused by previous butchery with hammers that had deformed the hubs. The car now drives superbly, tight like a new car.
b) W116 280S (very early car, 1973)
A superb example, white with black leather in the basketweave pattern. I did various work on this car including rebushing the upper control arms, replaced all water hoses, repaired the fuel level sender, correctly refitted some door trims. I fell in love with this car.
c) W116 6.9 (early car, #2044)
A poor example that I brought back to life with a full front-end rebush, new supporting joints in steering knuckles, two new accumulators, rebuilt front level control valve, rebuilt pressure regulator, rebuilt brake master cylinder, rebuilt front calipers, new timing chain, rebuilt chain tensioner.
Projects completed in the last few months :
a) W126 500SE (late spec car)
This is a nice clean car with no sundamage, used as a daily driver by the careful owner. He is quite particular in wanting the car just spot-on. He is also a believer in preventative maintenance. In this interest, I fitted a new timing chain, guides, sprockets and tensioner for him. I also fitted new valve stem seals, and did a compression test which confirmed excellent engine condition. I replaced one of the lower supporting joints in a steering knuckle, and rebuilt the steering box with a new sector shaft. There were various other niceties like a new steering damper, and new idler arm bush kit. I also attended to a hard-starting complaint, which I traced to a leaking fuel accumulator. I also replaced both front hubs and wheel bearings, after I found a collapsed bearing on one side caused by previous butchery with hammers that had deformed the hubs. The car now drives superbly, tight like a new car.
b) W116 280S (very early car, 1973)
A superb example, white with black leather in the basketweave pattern. I did various work on this car including rebushing the upper control arms, replaced all water hoses, repaired the fuel level sender, correctly refitted some door trims. I fell in love with this car.
c) W116 6.9 (early car, #2044)
A poor example that I brought back to life with a full front-end rebush, new supporting joints in steering knuckles, two new accumulators, rebuilt front level control valve, rebuilt pressure regulator, rebuilt brake master cylinder, rebuilt front calipers, new timing chain, rebuilt chain tensioner.
