Re: [MBZ] brake torsion bar broken...thoughts?

[Rick Knoble]

IIRC the torsion bar on the 126 chassis is between two firewalls. 12.2 hours 
may be quite conservative. I don't know what labor rates are, but guessing 
at say $75 an hour, plus parts ($400 new, $100 used) this will run into some 
cash. On my 123 I ordered a used one from SoCal (rust-free) for around $75. 
If you are going with used parts, I would try to get them from the sun belt. 
TriStar Petes http://www.tristarpete.com/ and Sun Valley Mercedes 
Dismantlers http://www.mercedesdismantlers.com/ come to mind.

Of course, as a first resort, try our list host Kaleb......
Rick Knoble
'85 300 CD
'87 190 DT