Oh, you mean the track rod. Or the guide rod. or the brake strap. or the castor something or other...

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'90 300SE 298k
-300K and it gets put into retirement.
'80 300D 255k Purchased new by family in 1980.

Had a:
1973 220 (gas)
1980 300SD
1992 400E

My theory is that diesels (like a 123 240 auto) really don't accelerate. They more or less "accumulate" velocity (and veerryyy slowly, at that). Therefore, the pedal is an accumulator?
Other than that I agree, using the correct term helps to be precise in our communication. If I tell you to whack something with a BFH, ya'll know what I mean more or less. If I tell you to use a soft face hammer on something, we have gone up a level in precision. (btw, I actually heard someone tell a partner to use a BFH (by the letters-not the full phase!) on a CSI or something one time. Was rolling on the floor laughing at seeing the terminology used on public braodcast.

BFH ha used those all the time when i was on the crew of a ship and something was not going into place get the BFH, or an annoying younger crewmember. Moral of the story BFH's are our friend.

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81' 300SD AKA "Big Helga"
84' 300D Euro spec (Veronika)
85' 300D NonCalifornia (Heidi)

"We shall not fail or falter; we shall not weaken or tire...Give us the tools and we will finish the job."
-Winston Churchill, 1941

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