I have had the part that holds the spring to the boot (trunk) come away in my 123, just broke the spot welds and bent it a bit. However it was a cheap and easy fix.
Hendrik Kevin Kraly wrote: > Just springs. That is preferable to struts, because they pretty much never > fail. > > The rear window struts on the '91 and '95 Isuzu Rodeos in the family have > all failed, but the trunk on the old 300SD still stays open. Both of them > use nearly 2 quarts between 3Kmi oil changes at 200K miles while the old > 300SD at 266K hasn't even used a quart in the 2.5K miles since i've had it! > It's things like this that ensure that there will be a Mercedes in my > driveway as long as I can work on it. > > Kevin in Hillsboro, OR > 1983 300SD 266Kmi, Ursula > > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
