For me it was the welds. In fact, the bracket in the pictures you see is the one that broke. I'm sure doing the bolt mod before the welds break would be even better ...and a lot easier!

Do you mean to "squeeze fit" the hose between the two? Explain a little bit please.

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Between the tangent surface of the filter housing and the valve cover. Like this OI, between the two. I have one of those red shop rags stuffed in between the throttle linkage plate and the air cleaner so that they never contact. I'd never thought of a radiator hose, but it's the same idea. I have the rag wedged in there to keep them static as possible.

The idea is that if you secure the moment arm of the air cleaner, or make sure the top of the air cleaner has no room to wiggle then less stress is put upon the bracket and the rubber insulators.

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I recondition w123/w126/w124/w140/r107/r129/ steering boxes!


1984 300D "Elsa" odo reset 6/2011 147k
1983 300TD "Mitzi" ~268k OM603 powered
1995 E300 "Adelheid" 262k [Sold]

Dave,

Good idea. I sent mine to you in a PM. Steve

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