"Nut retainer" is the Mercedes term. Around here we call them speednuts. They the clips that contain the nut your seat mounting bolts, bolt into.

The nuts split off the retainer clips when I went to pull my front seat and I had to grind the nut heads off.

I need two of these, to do the front mounts of a front seat. Bonus if you have the bolts too.

Not sure what I am talking about? They are #86 in this diagram:

SEAT ADJUSTMENT W/HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT, FROM MODEL YEAR 9/79. Fits: 1980 Mercedes 300 TD Wagon | Mercedes-Benz of South Atlanta

I am in Canada.

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Mac
2002 e320 4matic estate│1985 300d│1980 300td
Previous: 1979 & 1982 & 1983 300sd │ 1982 240d

“Let's take a drive into the middle of nowhere with a packet of Marlboro lights and talk about our lives.” ― Joseph Heller, Catch-22

You could "just" weld or epoxy a M8 (is it?) nut to the place where the captive nut should be...

...or go and buy a captive nut assembly from a hardware store if you're not keen on a visit to the dealer armed with a print out of the picture in the link you posted.

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1992 W201 190E 1.8 171,000 km - Daily driver
1981 W123 300D ~ 100,000 miles / 160,000 km - project car stripped to the bone
1965 Land Rover Series 2a Station Wagon CIS recovery therapy!
1961 Volvo PV544 Bare metal rat rod-ish thing

I'm here to chat about cars and to help others - I'm not here "to always be right" like an internet warrior



Don't leave that there - I'll take it to bits!

JB weld or maybe quick-set metal putty might work I suppose. Did not consider that. I had thought of welding but my skills are, eh, a bit under-developed in that department.

There is no quick or painless visit to the dealer, two hour round trip and they are about $25 each apparently.... One of those Mercedes part-price anomalies that make you go HUH?

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Mac
2002 e320 4matic estate│1985 300d│1980 300td
Previous: 1979 & 1982 & 1983 300sd │ 1982 240d

“Let's take a drive into the middle of nowhere with a packet of Marlboro lights and talk about our lives.” ― Joseph Heller, Catch-22

Yep I know those prices only too well.

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1992 W201 190E 1.8 171,000 km - Daily driver
1981 W123 300D ~ 100,000 miles / 160,000 km - project car stripped to the bone
1965 Land Rover Series 2a Station Wagon CIS recovery therapy!
1961 Volvo PV544 Bare metal rat rod-ish thing

I'm here to chat about cars and to help others - I'm not here "to always be right" like an internet warrior



Don't leave that there - I'll take it to bits!

email sent

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James 4:8

"...let us put aside the blindness of mind of those who can conceive of nothing higher than what is known through the senses"
-Saint Gregory Palamas, ---Discourse on the Holy Transfiguration of Our Lord God and Savior Jesus Christ


Centrally located in North East Central Pa.

I have a few saved if hogweed doesn't. Go with him first since he is a few states closer to the border

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1990 300D 2.5Turbo, two tank WVO, daily driver 300,911
1992 E300 gaser, 150k. Parts only, For Sale

[B]1984 300TD Euro 4speed Sold
1977 300D Elsbett SVO single tank Sold
1981 300TD "Silver bullet" 285k ran B100 Sold
1981-5 300D x 5 cars stripped and reused, parts for sale

Other toys:
1995 Dodge 2500 Cummins 12V P7100 Bosch mechanical pump with 2 tank veggieconversion kit, only 120k!
1959 Cadillac Dad's legacy, needs finishing

I think I have one local and the other I will cobble together with hardware store parts and some JB metal stick. A set of helper hands just freed up for Saturday to help reinstall the seat, so I don't want to put it off....

If not successful, will get back to Hogweed.

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Mac
2002 e320 4matic estate│1985 300d│1980 300td
Previous: 1979 & 1982 & 1983 300sd │ 1982 240d

“Let's take a drive into the middle of nowhere with a packet of Marlboro lights and talk about our lives.” ― Joseph Heller, Catch-22