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03-19-2011, 09:57 PM
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headlight switch repair?
OK, I did start with the search function to see if this information was already here, and I didn't find anything.
My car is a 1977 240D. For some reason I let my brother drive my car today, and out of habit, he pulled the headlight switch to turn on the fog lights, something I've never done. This resulted in a few minutes of strange lighting behavior that ended in no lights at all, and a switch that just flopped around with no detentes anymore. We got home and I reached up under there to find the switch in two pieces, flopping around. Pulled it out and realized that I had a real headache on my hands. Is there any way to put this thing back together, or do I just need a new one? It's a bit of an urgent issue, since this is currently my daily driver. I did rescue all of the ball bearings that came falling out, but I haven't been able to figure out how, or if it can go back together. 
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1976 Mercedes 240D, unknown mileage 1992 Dodge/Cummins 4WD, 284k 
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01-06-2013, 05:32 PM
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I just had this happen to mine, did you find out if it can be rebuilt? I am buying a replacement in a couple of days if not.
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01-07-2013, 07:38 AM
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Its a good time to get another one from a junk yard and see what a working unit really looks like.
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1985 300D 198K sold 1982 300D 202K 1989 300E 125K 1992 940T "If you dont have time to do it safely, you dont have time to do it" "The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not."
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01-07-2013, 02:09 PM
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X2, head to the JY for another one.
If you could get all the parts back together, what makes you think it won`t come apart again? Be sure to disconnect the Battery before working on it. I need to replace the one on our 80 240D, the detent won`t hold for the Fog Lights. I have the replacement, from your experience with one falling apart I better get to it soon.  This is the first I have heard of one coming apart. 36 yrs is good service. I did some searching in the parts catalog above and several chassis models used the same head Light Switch. W123 77 - 85 W126 81 - 85 W201 84 - 90 W107 72 - 89 W114/115 69 - 76 W116 73 - 80 Charlie
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there were three HP ratings on the OM616... 1) Not much power 2) Even less power 3) Not nearly enough power!! 240D w/auto Anyone that thinks a 240D is slow drives too fast. 80 240D Naturally Exasperated, 4-Spd 388k DD 150mph spedo 3:58 Diff We are advised to NOT judge ALL Muslims by the actions of a few lunatics, but we are encouraged to judge ALL gun owners by the actions of a few lunatics. Funny how that works Last edited by charmalu; 01-07-2013 at 02:45 PM.
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