I have "rebuilt" that pivot point on at least a couple of W123 cars. The first time was during an out of town trip when we needed to head home on the weekend.

Find a short piece of metal or plastic pipe that the nylon cylinder will fit in snugly. Then JB-Weld that piece into the sheet metal bracket at the correct angle. One of those "temp" fixes lasted at least 3 years before I replaced it with a new one. Most of the ones in the U-pull yard will be shot unless they were recently changed. The hard white round stuff in the bracket turns to crumbling wax after 25 years. Never understood why it was designed the way it was. Anybody know why?

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Joe Myers

'83 300D (light blue)
'82 300TD (off white - parked)
'87 300SDL (silver)

'75 300D (black - sold)
'76 300D (beige - totaled by pizza delivery car)
'82 300D (metalic blue) sold