[W126 Coupe] AIR BAG SPECIAL TOOL AND MECHANIC/SHOP IN

[Soy Medina]

Alex,

Thank you very much for your help.

I'll find the torx wrench based on your specifications. Your suggestion to wait 30 minutes from battery disconnection is a new one(compared to the MB car manual) but it makes sense to do it in order to ensure that the airbag does not blow up unnecessarily.

On the mechanic/shop question, is there anyone out there who can help me? Thanks.

Best regards,

Soy Medina
SEC 560 1989



Date: Sun, 20 Jan 2008 11:37:35 -0500
From: Axel Wulff <axelwulff at hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] AIR BAG SPECIAL TOOL AND MECHANIC/SHOP IN
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The tool you need to remove the airbag is a Torx bit. The size is T-30 and get a long one so that it can reach the heads which sit fairly deep in the steering wheel.
 
Also, make sure you extend the steering wheel to have more space behind the steering wheel to work with.
 
To avoid any risk of blowing the airbag while you're working on it, I'd recommend disconnecting the battery half an hour before you start removing the airbag.Regards, Axel J. Wulff610-731-5453 Cellular610-572-4611 Home> Date: Sat, 19 Jan 2008 16:35:18 -0500> From: soym at chrisianinc.com> To: mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com> Subject: [W126 Coupe] AIR BAG SPECIAL TOOL AND MECHANIC/SHOP IN NEW YORK CITY AREA> > Guys,> > I have been enjoying extremely the email exchanges and the past 5 years > I have gotten quite a lot of advice from good and well meaning members > of the group.> > I have the following to ask from you.> > 1. Do you know of a good and honest mechanic in the New York City area > who can do the repair or overhaul of the engine and transmission of a > 1989 560 SEC? There are so many of them that can be found in the Yellow > Pages but I am not sure of their capabilities and reputation.> > 2. I am replacing my airbag but I need to use the MB special tool > 126-589-00-10-00 which i
 s a key wrench tool. Is this a hex or a torx key > wrench? What is its size?> > Hope everybody is well and once more thank you for any help that you can > extend.> > Best regards,> > Soy Medina> 1989 560 SEC> > > The MB Coupes Website!> W126 SEC Mailing List> Postings remain property of MB Coupes, L.L.C.
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