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Originally Posted by Mark DiSilvestro
Except for the JB-weld, that's what I did with my first 240D ten years ago. I copied this fix when I found a PO had made this repair to the first stud, after the second one pulled out on me. Both were still holding fine when I sold the car eight years later. The way the bolt heads were ground, they wedged in pretty snug. So I never bothered with JB-weld or Lock-Tite. Also, during oil changes, it's easier than dealing with re-installing bolts, nuts & spacers.
However the bolt, nut & spacer repair is a good alternative if you don't have a bench-grinder handy and don't want to spend all day filing.
So far no problems with the oil-filter studs on the three W123s I've owned since then.
Happy Motoring, Mark
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If you put a bolt of that size in a Vice grips (better off a Vice) it does not take long file off that metal with a File.
It cold be done while someone watches TV.