If all the heads break off the bolts the cover should be able to be removed.....

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-diesel is not just a fuel, its a way of life-
'15 GLK250 Bluetec 118k - mine - (OC-123,800)
'17 Metris(VITO!) - 37k - wifes (OC-41k)
'09 Sprinter 3500 Winnebago View - 62k (OC - 67k)
'13 ML350 Bluetec - 95k - dad's (OC-98k)
'01 SL500 - 103k(km) - dad's (OC-110,000km)
'16 E400 4matic Sedan - 148k - Brothers (OC-155k)

Believe me, I hear you...I'm just telling you what happened to me. I could not understand the physics behind what was keeping the cover on. I pried, tapped with a hammer, pulled, and lightly twisted...nothing. The shafts of each of the bolts was still sticking out the front - I tried, in vain, to twist them out with vice grips, and the screws just shredded and disintegrated right before my eyes. It was insane.

Happy Labor Day!

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1984 300D: 275,000 miles (soon to be for sale)

In search of my 1987 300D in anything but white.