Re: [MBZ] R129 Rear Shocks

[Dwight Giles via Mercedes]

That  E420 sounds like,a great addition to your stable.  IMHO it is best of
all worlds a w124 with m119.

Dwight Giles Jr.
Wickford RI

On Sat, Apr 25, 2020, 9:23 PM Dan Penoff via Mercedes 
wrote:

> Got some momentum going and don’t want to lose it. That and I need
> everything else caught up before the E420 shows up and gobbles up all my
> time.
>
> -D
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Re: [MBZ] R129 Rear Shocks

[Dan Penoff via Mercedes]

Got some momentum going and don’t want to lose it. That and I need everything 
else caught up before the E420 shows up and gobbles up all my time.

-D


> On Apr 25, 2020, at 9:17 PM, Dwight Giles  wrote:
> 
> Attaboy Dan.
> 
> Dwight Giles Jr.
> Wickford RI
> 
> On Sat, Apr 25, 2020, 8:31 PM Dan Penoff via Mercedes  > wrote:
> Changed the rear shocks on the SL500 this afternoon. Not a fun job, as the 
> top mount is behind a bulkhead with a hole about 3-1/2” in diameter to access 
> them. Thank goodness for ratcheting box end wrenches it went pretty quickly, 
> maybe 30 minutes a side. Took me almost as long to remove all the covers and 
> carpet as it did to do the work.
> 
> Old shocks were the originals from what I could tell. Mercedes parts, paint 
> marks from assembly or so it appeared.
> 
> Tomorrow I think I’m going to tackle the S210 wagon fuel filter.
> 
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Re: [MBZ] R129 Rear Shocks

[Dwight Giles via Mercedes]

Attaboy Dan.

Dwight Giles Jr.
Wickford RI

On Sat, Apr 25, 2020, 8:31 PM Dan Penoff via Mercedes 
wrote:

> Changed the rear shocks on the SL500 this afternoon. Not a fun job, as the
> top mount is behind a bulkhead with a hole about 3-1/2” in diameter to
> access them. Thank goodness for ratcheting box end wrenches it went pretty
> quickly, maybe 30 minutes a side. Took me almost as long to remove all the
> covers and carpet as it did to do the work.
>
> Old shocks were the originals from what I could tell. Mercedes parts,
> paint marks from assembly or so it appeared.
>
> Tomorrow I think I’m going to tackle the S210 wagon fuel filter.
>
> -D
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