To get back to this much belated thread...

I ordered a rebuilt rack from mercedessteering.com. They give a 3 year warranty and it "only" cost me about $375 to get the job done. Seems to work just fine... no more leaks or noise! I highly recommend them if you need to replace your rack!

-l-

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'84 300d turbodiesel (83K miles)
'96 300d (226K miles)
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other fine diesels...
'99 Polaris diesel (Fuji Heavy Industries single)
'01 Diesel Trail gator (Yanmar triple)
'95 John Deere 970 (Yanmar quad)
'11 BMW 335d
'12 VW Jetta TDI

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'00 BMW K1200LT
'02 BMW R1150RS

'15 BMW R1200GSA