I put the OE spring in my Finnie as a part of the restoration work I did on it. Pretty easy job, I think the spring was about $100 from Mercedes. Put new pads, in, too, but had to compromise somewhat because only one size is still available.
-D > On Apr 21, 2020, at 1:45 PM, David Bruckmann via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > They put in the wrong spring when the ripped out the hydropneumatic > compensator. The Febi kit includes the "HD" spring, which causes the > incorrect camber this car exhibits. You can still buy the correct > spring from Mercedes-Benz, which is what I did for my '72 280SEL. Or > if you're really lucky and still have the compensator, it can be > rebuilt (not cheaply, of course). > > > On Tue, Apr 21, 2020, Andrew wrote: >> >> >> Luscious color. I predict insane flurry of bidding as the auction winds >> up. At least in the 20s. >> >> https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1973-mercedes-benz-280sel-4-5-11/?utm_source=dm&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2020-04-21 >> >> > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
