Thanks for the help, all.. I will try the aforementioned site and see what I can find.

The plot thickens -- I just received a response to my email query from mbz.org (they host the article, I believe):

The spring kit is really not a kit it is one spring. The part number should
be 1262704477

Now I am getting confused...

I ordered from MB last year and it was a spring with two plastic inter-locking pieces.

I gave that same part number to my dealer and it was in his database. I ordered 2 at $10.50 each. They came in less than a week later and were I believe, two plastic pieces and two springs in each kit.

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Michael LaFleur

'05 E320 CDI - 86,000 miles
'86 300SDL - 360,000 miles
'85 300SD - 150,000 miles (sold)
'89 190D - 120,000 miles (sold)
'85 300SD - 317,000 miles (sold)
'98 ML320 - 270,000 miles (sold)
'75 300D - 170,000 miles (sold)
'83 Harley Davidson FLTC (Broken again) :-(
'61 Plymouth Valiant - 60k mikes
2004 Papillon (Oliver)
2005 Tzitzu (Griffon)
2009 Welsh Corgi (Buba)

Well, after a few trite email responses from the guys at mbz.org, they have apparently decided not to try and help me get the kit. This Tom fellow was nice enough to inform me that the P/N was for 1 spring only, and when I asked if he'd get me the other parts he hasn't responded. Great service.

Would anyone who has been successful getting this kit be willing (for a fee, of course) to send me one obtained from their local dealer? I really don't want to place an order only to have 1 spring show up again. I'd really appreciate it.

I have one I haven't put in yet, since it looks like my tranny needs a rebuild. PM me.

Message sent. Thanks.

I just did mine last week. B2 blew apart, so "while I was in there"...... I used the same p/n already mentioned 126 270 44 77 which shows on my receipt as spring guide. It was $15.60 from my local dealer, special order with next day delivery. It made a tremendous difference for me coupled with the new B2 piston. Good luck, as I had no trouble at all. I even had my wife go and give them the list of P/N's I wanted.

Avmech