I had a failure of one of my front swaybar brackets. Not sure that it wasn't damage from the previous owner, but it finally failed when I owned the car.
...Kevin 87 300TD 278k mi Marshall Booth said: > frederick w moir wrote: >> Hi, All. >> Question:- On my '87 190Dt the left front torsion bar bracket >> fractured, >> signalled by an odd and intermittent clunking up front. This car has >> been >> in an accident (front) and repaired, though the clunk started only >> recently. Is this a common event or is this more likely the result of >> the >> previous accident? Enquiring idiot want's to know. >> TIA > > Torsion bar failures are rare except from accident or occasionally after > 20 years from rust in earlier models. I've not had any problems in any > of my 201s and reports of such failures (except for bushings requiring > replacement - especially in early 124s) are very rare. > > Marshall > -- > Marshall Booth Ph.D. > Ass't Prof. (ret.) > Univ of Pittsburgh School of Medicine > Department of Pharmacology 1300 BST > Pittsburgh PA 15261 USA > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > _______________________________________ > 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://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net > -- "Thank God for Microsoft" -- Linus Torvalds
