If you have an early 300SD and your vacuum pump fails, you could find yourself “up the creek without a paddle.” The actual mechanism of the pump is very robust and it hardly ever fails, but not so with the rubber diaphragms inside the pump. These are like the achilles heel of all those early diesel vacuum pumps. Thousands of repeated pumping actions cause the diaphragm to crack or tear. When that happens vacuum output will be reduced or will cease all together.
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Since repair kits for the twin diaphragm are no longer available new, Kent set out to find some type of alternative to keep these pumps going. It is not possible to install a different type of pump of the 1978 and 1979 W116 diesels.
This video is an instruction “manual” that will show you step-by-step how to make a kit by modifying parts from other kits to fit. We know it is kind of an extreme measure but what other option do you have? Even getting another used pump is no quaranttee that it will work when you install it - or it will not work for long due to the age of the diaphragms.
NOT COVERED: This video does not cover the removal of the pump form the engine nor does it cover a complete tear down of the entire pump. This video only covers issues related to the two rubber diaphragms and the 6 check valves installed in the upper section of the pump.
Total Run Time: 17:25
NOTE: If you want the repair parts discussed in this video you can purchase 2 of the early diesel vacuum pump kits listed in the related products below. That will give you the two diaphragms needed and 4 check valves.
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