Curly.Don't think I'll chance it. If it came loose it would, at least bore a
hole in the hood, whilst giving me the choice of new underwear.
Fred Moir.Lynn MA.Diesel preferred.
> Date: Fri, 11 Sep 2015 11:33:49 -0500
> To: mercedes@okiebenz.com
> Subject: Re: [MBZ] Was, wherez my Paatz.
> From: mercedes@okiebenz.com
> CC: 126die...@gmail.com
>
> >Alles.Last night I said that these things come in threes. Well #3
> >was that this morning the olde and rusty '87 300TD was stone dead,
> >no lights, no start, again.Broken ground strap. Wait for it. As I
> >was replacing the ground strap, it came to my attention that the
> >whole cap of the shock tower was moving in unison with my wrench.
> >Sh*t!It is almost adrift, which explains the occasional shimmy in
> >the front end.Visions of flying off the road with my grand daughter
> >yesterday played in my head.Maybe somebody up there is trying to get
> >my attention! Thank you!
> >Fred Moir.Lynn MA.Diesel preferred.
> >_______________________________________
>
> I had that happen in my old 110 rustbucket 190Dc winter car. I took
> pieces of sheet metal, and self drilling sheet metal screws and
> stabilized the shock tower. I drove it that way a couple more years
> until the car was permanently retired. The 124, where the strut is
> also the suspension may be a little more tricky, but I am sure you
> can manufacture something to keep the strut bearing in place, M/L.
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