You need to Fluid Film the undercarriage for rust prevention and preservation. I use oil and fluid film on the lower portion of the trailing arms where the spring and shock attaches to. On all the cars I restore. Never ever had anything rust out
Hi Ralf, Nice to see you doing some healthy yoga exercises! 😊 You said fall in the beginning? It is almost spring now. Anyway, which spring compression tool do you use? I have to get one for my car as well and since you were able to post this video after removing the spring i figured I ask you. If you have a link on where to buy it, please post it! Btw. I did my boots already and was able to get both shafts out without removing the exhaust. For a complete rebuild I will take out the entire rear axle in one piece and put it on my welding table! Great video! With greetings from Kansas Peter 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Hi there. Yup, time goes by really quickly. Yoga? Can you tell that I don't like hauling my big bum under the car? I almost forgot that I had not posted this video yet. Got my spring compressor kit on Amazon. The one in the video appears to be no longer available, but here is another one that will work. tinyurl.com/3f4b3mb4 Removing the exhaust to get the half shaft out is nicer, but not absolutely necessary. Doing the A arm replacement without revmoving the muffler is very difficult to say the least.
Hey Ralf. Glad to see you making vids again. Subscribed to you since 2020 when I got my first 126. My 560SEL’s drivers side rear wheel and passenger front wheel are stuck to the hubs (due to the old lug bolts) do you think I can knock the wheels lose or do I actually have to replace both hub assembly’s for drivers rear and passengers front? Thanks.
Yup, that is what nightmares are made of. I would try whatever it takes to drill out the bolts. You can also try hitting the broken part of the bolt with a sturdy piece of metal and a good size hammer to loosen the lug bolt. Good luck.
@@straybenzes yep I watched this video right after yours ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-YHlHCiJlkVQ.htmlsi=QePrPAr-IHK_iNom You further confirmed what I have to do. Thanks again.
That depends on your definition of easy. After removing the wiper arms you need to remove the large cover held in place by clips and the rubber/metal "gasket" attached to the bottom of the windshield. Three screws hold the motor in place. Unplugging the motor may be the only difficult thing. Should take about 45 minutes,
Between 650-750 rpm. Assuming that there are no major air leaks and the idle mix screw is set to max RPM and further assuming the OVP is in working order than you can adjust the idle control valve. There is an upcoming video that I am working on now. Stay tuned.
