There are two methods:

1. Replace the entire back cover with a new one (use a new gasket). MB used to sell these back covers, but I think they are no longer available. You could try at the dealer. (Bosch) diesel workshops sometimes sell them.

2. Replace the bearings and O rings of the axle. The problem is to find a good (Bosch) diesel workshop who sells these parts.

So yes, but finding the part(s) can be difficult.

Maybe a metal workshop can make the bearings for you. Rubber O rings can be universal.

Two things:

The SKF company has the largest selection of bearings in the world and they may have a reference for yours.

O-rings are avalable here in the US from a source which sources MB, Chrysler, Ford and GM in a city near Detroit.

I buy many unusual O-rings there for Citroens, so it is easy to mail O-rings if you need them.

Plus, if you need such helkp, I speak, read, write German and I can look to see if I have the Reparatur handbuch for the 200D in German if you need this.

But ebay.de has these also for not so expensive a price.

Viel Gluck!

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1950 170SD
1951 Citroen 11BN
1953 Citroen 11BNF limo
1953 220a project
1959 180D
1960 190D
1960 Borgward Isabella TS 2dr
1983 240D daily driver
1983 380SL
1990 350SDL daily driver alt
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3 x Citroen 2CV, down from 6

Thanks for your tips

I have no real progress to speak of here, more of a leap backwards

The starter refused to work again, and then the my DD started to act up with vacuum problems and took away the time I wanted to spend on the 200D. Also I got more lazy as the temperature continued to fall

I have a question regarding the starter wiring: How do I jump the starter directly from the battery?

Do I just connect the positive battery pole with the small wire (golden philips screw in the picture below) and off it goes? Or would that short the circuit?


If that doesn't do it, then it is likely that the copper wires I soldered together sperated again...

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-1990 W124 230E; Winter car
-1985 W123 230TE; Ex-280TE, daily driver
-1976 W115 200D; Restoration project

The starter turned out to be toast, the brushes had already disintegrated completely, probably due to some short in the starter itself. So i went out and got a good used one, which has a busted gear wheel... So it will turn the engine for 15 sec. and then go free spinning

And the W124 is acting up with the TÜV inspection due this month, so that's not helping with this project.

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-1990 W124 230E; Winter car
-1985 W123 230TE; Ex-280TE, daily driver
-1976 W115 200D; Restoration project