I know there's no substitute for experience, but I'll bet some of the MB techs have had difficulty with this job too. It's too bad they don't make a supplement to the main manual that shares their experiences and how they dealt with problems that often arise when doing a specific procedure. On the other hand, I guess that's the purpose of this forum.

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1993 400E, 256,000 miles (totaled)
1994 E420, 200,000+ miles
1995 E420, 201,000 miles