I've got one. It's been rebuilt once (still leaked down), and it is still on the mount. How does $25 sound? I think that there is an extra o-ring inside the small round valve assembly that I missed when I rebuilt this one. I had the kit of new o-rings from MB, but circumstances beyond my control caused me to rush the job, and during clean-up later I found one last new o-ring that I failed to replace. Could be that there was an extra in the kit, but I think I just missed it.
This was after two rebuilds and a used valve all failed over about a 6 month period; finally I bought a new valve from Rusty for $200 and moved on. I think someone had mistakenly offered the new valves for $200 - shortly afterward the price jumped to over $300 I think. After swapping a few on my '85 300TD, now sold, I realized that it's far easier to remove the lines and then the mount from the body of the car, [overhaul or replace] and then to install by finger-tightening the lines and then screwing the mount to the body, with the valve attached. -Max -----Original Message----- From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of MG Sent: Tuesday, October 05, 2010 7:22 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] 300SD feel every bump Speaking of the control valve. Does anyone happen to have one for a early 80,s 300TD? Doesn't have to work as I want to see what they are like inside. Mine may be none functional. Manfred Date: Mon, 4 Oct 2010 21:50:49 -0400 Subject: Re: [MBZ] 300SD feel every bump Does your model have hydraulic level control? If so and the spheres are shot (they always go eventually), it will feel like a rigid (no shocks no springs) back end. The good news is spheres are not that expensive. The less-good news is replacement (job 32-620) is a messy. The bad news is you can screw up some expensive parts (like struts and the control valve) if you drive too long with failed spheres. _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
