There was a woman on a FB group in eastern NC with a SLK that needed hydraulics. Mech quoted something like $5k. She didn’t know what to do, was looking for a mech who might know what to do. I suggested she look at top hydraulics and talk to the shop in Chapel Hill, decide if the job was worth outsourcing or DIY. She said her husband was moderately competent. Heard nothing more.
It’s a shame these cars cost more to fix at a mech than it’s worth putting into them. I was just talking to a friend today about the CL500. The PO was tired of throwing money at it with no resolution. My grand total cost for getting it fixed was 2 fuses and some electrons to charge the battery. I sent her a text the other day and told her I had it on the road and it was working great, she was very happy to know that. Oh well, I guess more fodder for us fools. The $900E350 will get sorted soon, the $900E500 needs a new wheel for the new tire and it will be back on the road again. Both after POs being quoted $ks to put in new transmissions. --FT Sent from iFōn > On Jul 25, 2022, at 12:46 PM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > Depends on whether it DIY or you’re paying someone. > > DIY - 2 full days of labor for R&R, around $1,000 for rebuilt cylinders > > Paying someone: A hell of a lot more than DIY, many thousands of $$$ > > -D > >> On Jul 25, 2022, at 12:10 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes >> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >> How expensive to fix the hydraulics? >> >>> On Mon, Jul 25, 2022 at 12:08 PM Allan Streib via Mercedes < >>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>> >>> Looks nice, but note cracked windshield, and leaking top hydraulics. >>> >>> >>> https://columbus.craigslist.org/cto/d/reynoldsburg-1999-mercedes-sl500/7512932140.html >>> >>> _______________________________________ >>> 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 >> > _______________________________________ > 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