These are most of the spray lithium grease points - roof half open

 

Hello Oberoi

What does 'CRC' mean in picture DSC02349.JPG?

Kind Regards

 

Good work - should be a sticky!

 

2 questions. foto of the grease so i know im getting the rite 1
next question is i have a small scuff mark on both sides of the b pillar. seems to hitting the plastic sides of the trunk when roof is folded. any way to correct this?

 

2 questions. foto of the grease so i know im getting the rite 1
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Q1 - Pic of grease on first post now

Q2 - pillar rub? - common and fixable - yet to do mine tho.

Bruce

 

Yes should be in the tech tips
and thanks for the pics

 

Thanks for the detail! I see a couple that I missed. I'll get the rest if the temp ever climbs above freezing.

 

how is it fixed? i have seen felt and heat applied to the plastic panel. would rather correct it by some form of adj.

 

I agree - but seem to remember that one of the fixes for 'pillar rub' was to carve a bit of the plastic away -- I have a small spot on the LH pillar and put some clear tape about the size of a match head on it 2 yrs ago to prevent more wear and it's still there!!

Here's the TSB of some yrs ago http://www.benzworld.org/forums/att...tachments/r170-slk-class/28100-c-piller-chafing-26_1322435_10122004120155am.gif

Bruce

 

Hey Oberoi,

I read a recent thread where you recommended the Krytox for keeping the roof quiet. So I went to the Grainger Catalog and purchased a 2 or 4 oz. tube of the Krytox PTFE “O” ring lubricant.

Holly cow that tube ran $50.00! Who cares right? Anyway I applied it in all the locations you indicate this weekend while I had the roof semi closed. I also took the time to honestly clean that back window, what a pain.

Good tip. That Krytox lube should stay wet and prevent squeaks. Krytox is sort of hard to smooth around. Hey if it keeps “O” rings sealed and guaranteed not to degenerate that rubber so the better.

Thanks very much,
Zill.

PS. The Alan Vipond Tautflex is very a very nice product. Easy to apply, very forgiving and a perfect match. Thanks for that tip and ordering help!

 

Hey Oberoi,

I also took the time to honestly clean that back window, what a pain.

PS. The Alan Vipond Tautflex is very a very nice product. Easy to apply, very forgiving and a perfect match. Thanks for that tip and ordering help!

Thanks Zill - nice to be appreciated - the inside of the back window can be easily cleaned when the roof is fully down by access from the trunk(retract blind) - only thing to watch out for is knocking the 2 blocks off the window.

Bruce

 

Excellent work! Thanks very much! :thumbsup: :bowdown:

 

Love your pic-texting & arrrows. what programme do you use? Thanks for such clear pics.

 

You're talking to a techno/neanderthal on this stuff!!

I'm using Windows XP (home) and the programme is 'paint'

After an automatic update from MS about 3 mths ago my pics suddenly lost the adobe photoshop facility and got the 'paint' link on each photo. - easy to navigate

I'll put some pics on if they'll help

Bruce

 

This is a great guide and well put together, this needs to go in the sticky info bit :thumbsup:


32 the rubbing thing I have also, I have been told some stick some felt on the plastic or heat it up with a hot air gun and apply some pressure to blend it in somewhat, I am going to get a heat gun on mine soon Ill tell you how it go's.

 

pap i also found those fixes but they seem to be less than desirable to me. ie: the plastic rebounding over time the felt rubbing on the b pillars. what i am trying to find is the proper way to adjust this issue and resolve it once and fo all

 

It was a MB fitter that told me the heat gun thing, its only 1mm in it so he said.

 

im told it can be done with an ordinary hair dryer but i beleive the plastic will return to original shape over time. let me know how it goes. you would think there would be an adjustment for this. it rubs on both sides of my car

 

You will never know just how many people this post has helped! I for one am VERY appreciative that you took the time to put this detail together.

 

I open it today at midpoint with the engine running, immediately it self shut itself to the close position when I switched off the engine. I started the engine through out to ensure it does not topple over during the cleaning and greasing operation. This is the best bet albeit not good for the carbon footprint.

 

Mate, from ur 3rd pics from bottom of 2nd post, wat's the reason for checking that the nut is tight?? If it's not, wat's the implication or any funny noise created from it??

 

One of these cam like nuts was loose on my car -provides an important 'lock up' for the roof and obviously could rattle if not tight/locked up properly - see updated pics

I checked the wear marks on the tight nut and set the loose nut to the same position- bit hit and miss but better than random position - rotating this eccentric nut will tighten or loosen the tension for the lock up

The only extra lubing I would suggest is a bit of Krytox on the rubber where the glass rubs and butts into. Stayed away from this before for clean glass but it's not too bad if grease is minimally applied

Bruce

 

I needed this!

Thanks.

 

Thx mate. I'll check mine over the weekends.

 

This is EXCELLENT! Thanks so much for posting this Oberoi.

 

manic i dont get how to find the coupon. i need to try all this stuff!

 

is silicone base grease ok to use on all the hinges?

 

Grease Monkey

The other day I used Gummi P. and absolutely loved it. Now I know why the BMW crowd can't get enough of this stuff. To my surprise applying Gummi P. is real easy, it goes on watery but minutes later you'll see an oily film left over; after all is done your car smells like citrus, very nice substitute for DuPont's pricey Krytox lube. So if you've been wanting to recondition the rubber seals in your squeaky car, you are in luck, here is the link: 1Z einszett Rubber Care Stick "Gummi Pflege"
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After leaving Gummi P. over night, I found out it's not waterproof. Going to stop by the hardware store (Lowe's) later and pick up some DuPont silicone lube and lithium grease to get the hardware juiced up. Thanks a bunch oberoi for the pics, they've help so much.

Grease Monkey Rules:

Fist clean any metal on metal part with WD40 then,

High temp. Metal on Metal (wheel bearings, CV joints) = RedLine CV-2 syn. Grease

Metal on Metal (hinges) = Lithium Grease

Metal on Rubber (break pistons) = Silicon Grease

Rubber on Rubber (weather seal) = Gummi P. or Krytox

P.S. If anyone is interested in trying out the promotional pack the 303 product Inc. offers--virtually for free--I'll pass down the link: 303 Auto Care | Free Samples Kit. All you have to pay for is shipping which is only $5.

 

Hey ManicD thanks for the heads up on the Gummi-P

btw: the shocks worked out perfect.

 

I found this on the R171 forum, aside from the special "tool" everything else is easy to get.