Love ya buddy, and as a fellow merc serviceman I just want to thank you for all the info you have thrown out for us, even if I know a portion of it, seeing someone like you doing it makes me quite happy... Especially the attention to lubrication, as most of mechanics never lubricate almost anything, as they cant bill a customer for spraying wd40 and oiling or greasing up the parts that should be treated in such a manner... You sir are among the finest specimens of a mech... I myself have enrolled a mechatronics school some time after finishing my schooling in other fields as I realized that I want to work on olden Mercs and be among those who keep such amazing machines which are better said works of mechanical art, in this world... For modern cars are junk and I refuse on principle to enter any vehicle, even mercs, that are made after 2012, as that is the last year that decent things were made, well, 1980's are, but there are some decent cars up to 2012, just like other tech.. But anything newer is putrid junk made to fall apart after buzzing and pissing you off for about 5 to 8 years, where the olden Mercs were made to outlast the buyer and probably his children if taken care of even remotely in accordance with mechanics logic and compassion...
Awesome info Kent!! Now all I have to do is motivate myself to get under there and do what you just taught us. My mechanic is good but I wonder if he goes into enough detail so I better check... Thanks Kent!!
same here! The dilemna is few people would like to pay for preventive maintenance but are happy to pay for fixings because they are no two ways when we have to! 😁 The real labor of love is to understand how the system works then find the evidences for how it failed 😉
Hi Kent. I've had a w203 Coupe and now I have a 2003 c209 I find with my parking brake on the two Mercedes I have that with it fully applied, there's a small amount of movement of the disc. Is this normal? The manual I have is a bit vague.
In the case of my W124 on the outside of the parking brake cable the plastic which keeps the metal part together deteriorated and this tube got longer. It kept on pulling the cable and applying the parking brake.
Love ya buddy, and as a fellow merc serviceman I just want to thank you for all the info you have thrown out for us, even if I know a portion of it, seeing someone like you doing it makes me quite happy... Especially the attention to lubrication, as most of mechanics never lubricate almost anything, as they cant bill a customer for spraying wd40 and oiling or greasing up the parts that should be treated in such a manner... You sir are among the finest specimens of a mech... I myself have enrolled a mechatronics school some time after finishing my schooling in other fields as I realized that I want to work on olden Mercs and be among those who keep such amazing machines which are better said works of mechanical art, in this world... For modern cars are junk and I refuse on principle to enter any vehicle, even mercs, that are made after 2012, as that is the last year that decent things were made, well, 1980's are, but there are some decent cars up to 2012, just like other tech.. But anything newer is putrid junk made to fall apart after buzzing and pissing you off for about 5 to 8 years, where the olden Mercs were made to outlast the buyer and probably his children if taken care of even remotely in accordance with mechanics logic and compassion...
Thank you. Your comment is much appreciated. Kent
Very helpful instructions. Excellent illustrative video. Thank you.
Thank you so much for making these videos! You’re one of the main reasons I bought my 1990 300d.
Thanks. Great car. One of my favorite diesels.
Awesome info Kent!! Now all I have to do is motivate myself to get under there and do what you just taught us. My mechanic is good but I wonder if he goes into enough detail so I better check...
Thanks Kent!!
same here!
The dilemna is few people would like to pay for preventive maintenance but are happy to pay for fixings because they are no two ways when we have to! 😁
The real labor of love is to understand how the system works then find the evidences for how it failed 😉
Great video.
Hi Kent. I've had a w203 Coupe and now I have a 2003 c209 I find with my parking brake on the two Mercedes I have that with it fully applied, there's a small amount of movement of the disc. Is this normal? The manual I have is a bit vague.
In the case of my W124 on the outside of the parking brake cable the plastic which keeps the metal part together deteriorated and this tube got longer. It kept on pulling the cable and applying the parking brake.
I came to see the Daytona jack and parking brake spider.
amazing vehicle
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