I just replaced 2 of the 3 filter housing mounting brackets on my 1982 300D.

Those are *****es to replace!

The treads were gone on my bracket, so I had to use some very unusual positionning of my wratchet wrench to hold on to the nut and washer from below. Make sure you have a small ratchet handy in case you need to do this.

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