Hi All,
I have an E500 Convertible and the aircap has started to play up. when retracting it gets about half way closed and then extends again. have searched all over but all the reports are go to Mercedes and they will replace for over £1000 it would seem.
Well as it was a nice day I took a look at mine. I removed the aircap from the car as per the following link when I had it on the bench I was able to remove the motor section. very simple issue, corrosion on one of the arms was stopping the locking pins sliding out when it was retracting and it was causing the pin that moves to hit the locking arm at the wrong point. you will see this in the attached picture
provided lots of oil on the joints and all working again.
hope this is of use to people. any questions just shout
Regards,
RichPu
I have an E500 Convertible and the aircap has started to play up. when retracting it gets about half way closed and then extends again. have searched all over but all the reports are go to Mercedes and they will replace for over £1000 it would seem.
Well as it was a nice day I took a look at mine. I removed the aircap from the car as per the following link when I had it on the bench I was able to remove the motor section. very simple issue, corrosion on one of the arms was stopping the locking pins sliding out when it was retracting and it was causing the pin that moves to hit the locking arm at the wrong point. you will see this in the attached picture
provided lots of oil on the joints and all working again.
hope this is of use to people. any questions just shout
Regards,
RichPu