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[Webby the Bear]

So, I left the garage at around 4.30 last Thursday. One of the other guys stays 'til 6.30 as he starts later.

This car came in for  a  timing chain just as I was leaving.....a nice Merc A Class.

Was very impressed when I walked in the next morning and in that 2 hours he'd dropped the engine with the subframe on to the stabds ready for the timing chain replacement. (the odd shape of thisengine means it cant be done in situ)...it took us an hour to getthe crank bolt out and 3 of us!

apologies for the quality of the images but the engine is on its side almost. when he'd got the chain cover off it was clear the chain had been rubbing as there were gauges on the chains cover  and there was loooads of back and forth play in the chan and guides. that coulda been disaster!

[Sir Tigger KC]

Jeez what's the bill for that Webby?   

[Webby the Bear]

Jeez what's the bill for that Webby?   

An absolute sh*t load tig 

I wanted to do it as I've never done a chain and I wanted to get my teeth in to summat this challenging. but i'm away when the kit's going to turn up. 

I think we quoted £900 and the dealer wanted over a grand

[Andy B]

..... when he'd got the chain cover off it was clear the chain had been rubbing as there were gauges on the chains cover  and  .....

Like this .....  And yes .... that is a hole 



This was my Smart's timing chain cover. Can't remember the mileage at the time, but it wasn't loads.

[Webby the Bear]

yeah pretty much exactly like that. there wasn't a hole  but there were biiig gouges. was apparently making a heck of a racket!

[tunnie]

What age was the A Class Webby?

[Andy B]

What age was the A Class Webby?

They don't seem to get good press. I've never had the pleasure of driving an A Class, but the B Class MB once lent me was dire

[Webby the Bear]

not sure on the exact age but it was only a pup!

[tunnie]

Oh dear. MrsT likes Mercs. A & B are well priced. Perhaps a classic 90's C Class would be better 

[Webby the Bear]

That's ok Tunnie... just keep an extra thousand pound on the side for when it starts rattling! 

[Webby the Bear]

something of interest also..... can anyone guess the book time for getting the crank pulley bolt out? lol

[Sir Tigger KC]

something of interest also..... can anyone guess the book time for getting the crank pulley bolt out? lol

3 minutes?   

[Andy B]

Oh dear. MrsT likes Mercs. A & B are well priced. Perhaps a classic 90's C Class would be better 

Go for a R500 

[Webby the Bear]

lol...... add another 5 hours 57 minutes to that tig 

presumably that's wthout the engine out though...

[Andy B]

lol...... add another 5 hours 57 minutes to that tig 

presumably that's wthout the engine out though...

unbelievable ....... obviously sticking an engine underneath a car doesn't aid access