I think he just freaked out and tossing a new top assembly is faster in his mind. To my mind, the thing should be able to get repaired in some manner
clay > On Sep 16, 2016, at 6:54 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > I don't know the R107 tops, but on the R129 tops there is a rod and the frame > that are bolted together that the bolts can break on if the top is forcibly > opened or closed. The rod is pretty expensive ($200) and I've heard of people > drilling out the connecting bolt and chasing out the threads with a tap. > > I can't imagine having to replace a whole top frame because a bolt has broken > off. He might have to remove some of the fabric to get to it, however. > > Dan > > Sent from my iPad > >> On Sep 16, 2016, at 12:36 AM, clay via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> >> wrote: >> >> Buddy has a R107 that he never dropped the top on for the past five years. >> It lived outside a bunch of the time and the other day he tried to stow the >> soft top. It was stiff and he had to wrestle it into the stowage. When he >> tried to put it up, there was a bolt that had sheered on one of the sides. >> He thinks the thing is dead and will need a whole new skeleton. I think it >> must be able to be rebuilt. Am I wrong? >> >> clay >> >> 2002 s430 - Victor, a Stately & well tailored chap >> 1974 450sl - Frosch - Two tone green >> 1986 SDL - Polei >> >> retired models- >> 1976 300D - Blei Vanst - it looks silvery >> 1972 220D - Gump - She was green, simple and ran >> 1995 E300D - Gave her life to save me against a Dame in a SUV >> POS 1987 SDL - Beware Nigerian Scammers >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> >> > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
