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Many thanks for the input,..particularly the moderator for getting this post into the right area. I will try to post a photo, & if succesful, you will see that the cross member has dropped, & it looks as though 5 or so rivets (or spot welds) held the cross member to the main frame & failed. I...

Last Monday night, as I was backing my good ole 450SEL into the driveway, there was an almighty clunk, & a lot of noise from the front. Managed to get it down the driveway, & decided to look under the bonnet to see what the hell was wrong !! It was 11.30 PM, after a conviviel night out with...

I had to remove the LH door locking vacuum unit ( tiny spring on manual locking broken ) & it is apparent that the rubber ( plastic ?? ) bellows are getting very dry looking. They are not the originals ( would be 36 years old now !!), so,I would like to add some type of oil or whatever to...

The air conditioner in my beloved 450 has decided to leak water onto the floor in front of MrsAAB. Any clues as to where I start to look,....as I am only clued up on replacing A/C compressors, & I would appreciate some guidance as to how to rectify this problem. Regards, Alex

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Anybody out there have much info on the modulator valve (vacuum) for my 74 450SEL ? It will not hold a vacuum so I assume that it is to go to modulator heaven. Worrells , my local Benz dealer can get me one from Singapore, $200+ dollars ( none in Australia apparently,..I assumed that that...

I am in the process of replacing the rear shockers & gas spheres of my 450 & " poor Blind Freddie Barnes " cannot find the heads of the bolts that hold the spheres on,.. three to each sphere !! I need to hold the bolt heads in order to get the nuts off. They are not located under the fuel tank...

I am in urgent need of an inner door handle, RH front. My local Benz dealer cannot even find a reference in their parts manual , & is going to ring me back !! This is about the fourth one that I have broken in about 19 1/2 years,..diecast garbage. Any clues out there,..either new or used ...

Now that the heat is almost gone in Victoria, I am going to replace my oil leaking compressor. I have a unit ready to put in, but are there any pitfalls for me doing the installation, apart getting covered in oil & various gook ? Should the old system have to be purged before I install the...

Very topical I would imagine, what with Melbourne getting 40 + for the next few days...( better than the poor crow eaters though !! ) Yesterday my air cond was working fine, pressures O.K., but after about an hour on the road, the fan seemed to stop ( felt like it any way !! ) & the cool air...