On the '85 300SD, is there a strut or some other device that holds the trunk
lid open? Ever since adding the warning triangle (heavy), it has not stayed
open well, but I noticed it being particularly bad this morning (cold)...which
made me think there was a strut (cold air, less volume, won't wo
I don't think that my '83 'SD has one, just a spring loaded setup that holds
the lid up. It doesn't seem too stiff though. I don't have the triangle
either.
Kevin in Hillsboro, OR
1983 300SD 266Kmi, Ursula
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The trunk is aluminum, so they prolly figured a beefy spring was not necessary,
but the wind catches it and WATCH YOUR HEAD! With the triangle, it's much
worse. I'll have to look more closely because the springs seem to help pull it
shut...so what keeps it open?
Chris
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just springs
Christopher McCann wrote:
> On the '85 300SD, is there a strut or some other device that holds the trunk
> lid open? Ever since adding the warning triangle (heavy), it has not stayed
> open well, but I noticed it being particularly bad this morning
> (cold)...which made me think th
Well typically, on US cars without the triangle if you pop the trunk
when it gets fully open it will bounce a couple of times. That is
because the triangle is missing. With it installed, the precise german
engineering has it to where the trunk will just open and not bounce.
Christopher McCann
> On the '85 300SD, is there a strut or some other device that holds the
> trunk lid open? Ever since adding the warning triangle (heavy), it has
> not stayed open well
Just springs. That is preferable to struts, because they pretty
much never fail. Some trunk and hood springs have a series of
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
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 win
