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1985 300TD wagon accumulators and Curt hitch installed
Two items that I've been wanting to do for awhile...accumulators and hitch. Bit the bullet and bought a Curt hitch from JC Whitney. Good price at around $225 shipped.
Bought the accumulators from Phil. Super service as always. The install was pretty straight forward, including the fluid spillage I guess my accumulators were shot because each one drained out approx 24 ounces. Thats not an exact figure so please no shots ok I was shocked how much came out of each My next job is to do the valve rebuild. What nice is that the wagon rear doesn't drop at shutdown in the 2 minutes or so before the new accumulators. The nice smooth ride is also great. No loop d loop feeling when going over bumps I forgot how nice the wagon rises when the suspension is right. Btw, I only had to add about 2-3 ounces to the sls reservoir to bring it to the max mark. I never even opened the 2 new bottles I bought from Phil. I need to flush the old fluid and replace the filter. Any write ups on the sls flush process? The hitch install was a bit of a hassle...the bolt plates that run through the frame channels was a headache for a one person install. Then the exhaust hangers were hitting the hitch cross bar and a ridge part of the body near the tailpipe. I ended up bending one of the doughnut hangers and flattening the body ridge directly above the tailpipe with a flat chisel and a 5 lb hammer. No rattles or resonance I believe the hitch is a class 4. Very stout well built. I'll be using it to pull a 14 foot boat outfitted for flounder gigging and the occasional utility trailer. It will also come in handy for using my receiver mount bike carrier and receiver cargo basket. About a 2 hour install because of the lack of a second set of hands and fixing the rattle points. |
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Hmmmmm? I checked JC Whitney about a month ago and they had changed hitch supplies and weren't selling MB hitches anymore. Have they switched back to their old supplier?
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A class 4 hitch on a MB wagon? I doubt it. Its probably class 2. Class 4 is about 4x the weight capacity/tow capacity of your vehicle!
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Just read that it was indeed a class 1 according to their specs online but I thought I saw class iv on the hitch sticker...doesn't make too much difference for me anyway....I will use it for I need it for. Bikes, small boat, utility trailer and such it should do fine I plan to haul that 36' fifth wheel once I figure out how to modify the hitch to accept a fifth wheel adapter I wonder if I can add additional towing on back of the fifth wheel and maybe tow my 28' cabin cruiser in tandem. I might have to add the triple turbo mods in order to get over the 9000 foot pass at Tallahassee and the big boy crest at 11500 near Miami. Thanks http://www.jcwhitney.com/jcwhitney/product.jcw?nval=0&statenval=200011085+1985&productId=2011947&shopid=100005&pageid=13&skuId=366854&id=1552033 Last edited by neumann; 11-16-2009 at 12:22 PM. |
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The link gets redirected to the home page. It seems you have to enter in your own car info and then search for the part. I entered in an 84 300TD. Then I went to hitches and clicked on Curt Class I and it said "Guaranteed to fit your 84 300 or your money back. No questions asked." It was advertised at $99. Edit: When adding to the cart, it asks you to select body style. The ones for wagons are $219 while the sedans are $99.
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I interviewed some engineers over the weekend to do design and development for the fifth wheel 300TD project and the winning designer submitted this photo as his best work. I was pleased with it and we should have a final product for sale in 4-6 weeks. http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/f80/can-a-blazer-tow-a-5th-wheel-9357.html |
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