After over a year of a slight leak from both the power steering gear box, and the hydrolic pump all of the brake rod guide bushings had been saturated and were swolen up and soft.
Having to remove the power steering gear box isn't bad. I have removed well over 20 of them thru the years. Of that 20 I have had to re-install 10. The process is rather tricky.
The guide rod bushings can be purchased in the event you do not have an extra complete unit lying around.
Finally got everything in order. The worst thing about being a Mechanic and working on your own vehicle is, once it's up in the air you want to do EVERYTHING.
On a 20 year old vehicle that can take some time, and when dealing with a Mercedes-Benz, it means MONEY. It ultimatly come down to having to do one too many jobs outside before finally I drew the line in the sand, finished it up and moved on to the next job.
So now I am back on the road, driving ole' goldy locks. She is very happy to be back on the road, and turned 175,000 miles on the 1st test drive. The transmission shifts nicely, however I will need to make an adjustment on the steering arm, as my wheel is almost 30 degrees cocked. When changing a gear box there is no real way to mark the exact spot for the re-install, as the gear box you are installing is new to the vehicle.
One thing I have to get sorted in short order is the Stereo system. Since I sold my old Kenwood unit in the Black 1990 560 to close the deal it's time to upgrade. I am going to go with the same unit, however the newer models have Blue-tooth which will be much nicer than having to plug in my iPhone for the music.
Next up on the list is a 1986 300 SDL, an inline 6 cylinder Turbocharged 3.0 liter W126. I have been working with this vehicle extensively to "Work out the bugs" for over a month. There will be a seperate thread on this vehicle soon.
-- Edited by SELLC on Saturday 13th of November 2010 02:51:58 PM
Do you guys have a step-by-step guide in rod bushing replacement? I just bought a new bushing kit for my truck and i needed some guide on the installation process.
-- Edited by clark2334 on Friday 11th of February 2011 04:23:01 AM
Are you looking for photos of replacing the rubber bushings or for the brake stabalizer bushing?
Either one requires removal of the entire unit. Pretty simple. Remove (6) 17mm bolts for cross bar. Then remove the aluminum unit by undoing the two bolts in the center of the bushings. Think they are also 17mm but may be slightly larger.
After its hanging, you loosen the shackel at the adjustment rod. Loosen the adjustment stud until the unit comes free.
Press out old bushings, press in new ones. Remove backing plate and install new brake guid rod support bushing. Replace back cover - Re install by counting the amount of clean threads on the old BGRSB.
Put the two bolts and 6 support brace bolts in place and your all good.
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