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Old 01-19-2011, 02:51 PM
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Yes indeed - a very nice job.

I replaced one of these in December on my M103 motor.

Two things that I would like to add.

- Field of vision is greatly improved with the 2 large radiator hoses removed. This of course requires you to drain the radiator first and reconnect and refill on reassembly.

- MB documentation(forget the procedure number - available here in PDF format) mentions loosening a bunch of hard-to-get-to power steering bolts so that the PS unit may be swiveleing away. In the end I found this to be totally unnecessary. What improved access to the tensioner/rod/shock assembly was what I mentioned above -having the radiator hoses out of the way.
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