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    Cheap 500sl with high mileage worth it?

    Then why not mention all the extensive work done in the advert. This car will be a disaster for who ever buys it. It's dirt cheap for a reason.
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    Cheap 500sl with high mileage worth it?

    Very bad MOT fail to PASS with flying colours in a matter of a few days. Don't even consider it.
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    R107 rear caliper carrier bearing replacement

    At the time Mercedes wanted $500 per bearing for replacement, but you can get SKF etc much cheaper. I tapped them in using the old outer race. Reassembly. Tapped on using the old inner race. From memory there was no hard end stop, so I set the depth to be the same as before...
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    R107 rear caliper carrier bearing replacement

    Here are some of my pics. The dust shield is held in by a snap ring. Use a pick etc to get it out. There is them another snap ring. The bearing seals were in there tight. The puller was a fail for me and I had to use a 20ton press in the end. I used a bit of...
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    R107 axle shaft cv boots

    I purchased these ones, however similar are also available from Autodoc or the SLSHOP. I had planned to refurbish my original axles as the boots were just cracked and not split, but 11 years later they are still sitting in a dark corner of the shed gathering dust.
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    R107 axle shaft cv boots

    I have seen videos on YouTube etc showing new oil being added so try some searching there.
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    R107 axle shaft cv boots

    I ended up just buying aftermarket axles and fitting them, they were not expensive.
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    R107 rear caliper carrier bearing replacement

    It took me a while to find the correct pn for the large bearing as it had no markings. If you Google 3816-B-2RS-TVH you will find prices from £20 to £120.
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    R107 rear caliper carrier bearing replacement

    The solution was a bigger 20 ton press. I'll check on the bearing part number.
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    SL restoration

    Have you tried Mercedes, I have bought a few from them as well as NOS on eBay etc. The SLshop also has them.
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    C250D dpf problem 4 years old.

    Thanks guys, I'll pass on the comments.
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    C250D dpf problem 4 years old.

    Just got this text from a mate, any thoughts? The merc I have. The DPF diesel particulate filter is causing an engine warning. Garage quoting £750 to replace and if we don’t possible £3.5k to fix later if it fails. Notice that there is a filter clean company about £200. Do the prices make...
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    Snapped bolts from water pump…….aargh!! C280 V6 W202

    If you have a mig welder then weld on nuts, the heat will help the remainder of the bolts break free.
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    450SLC 5.0 - power steering

    It's worth doing a fuel pressure test of the WUR before opening it up. If the filters on the input side look ok (there are ~3 little wire mesh discs in there), then I would leave well alone. I changed my injectors and seats too but left the fuel distributer too as it was running fine.
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