My car had a package of o-rings for the top zylinders in the trunk which suggests the top is inop. I have had the hardtop off once but have not tried to raise the soft top. From what I read it is not hard to replace the o-rings, you just have to be careful not to scratch the metal and to get them in right. I think Dan said he did the R&R in like 10-12 hr. A lot of the time is pulling and replacing panels.
Sent from my iPad > On Apr 14, 2022, at 9:55 AM, mitch--- via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > On 2022-04-14 09:44, Jim Cathey via Mercedes wrote: >> I hope one of these never comes my way, I'd be tempted. >> It seems doubtful that these cylinders would be all that much >> harder to deal with, individually, than was the rear strut in >> the 560 SEL. See: >> http://formicapeak.com/~jimc/SELlog.html#21Dec2010 >> <http://formicapeak.com/~jimc/SELlog.html#21Dec2010> >> I spent $9 on parts for it. That was 12 years ago, and it's >> still holding up. (Not getting driven a lot, though.) > > Somebody in the comments claimed that the parts to reseal the little latch > cylinders in the windshield header were $2/per cylinder. > > Hey Dan, was the weezurd's estimate of 10-11 hours to R&R all the cylinders > reasonable, or can it be done quicker than that? > > _______________________________________ > 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
