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Old 02-11-2007, 04:17 PM
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Originally Posted by DieselAddict View Post
I'm surprised you waited this long to have yours checked with all the warnings posted on this forum. The proper way to fix this is to weld/rivet in a new perch and preferably reinforce it with an extra brace, not just patch up the existing one. The bodyshop that did the work for me elected not to reapply undercoating in that area (with which I agreed) since it is the undercoating that seems to do more harm than good. Instead they painted and greased the area after installing the new perches. BTW, MB paid 50% of my expense and they picked the bodyshop for me.
I checked it when I bought it which was in Jan of 05 and it seemed ok at the time.

Not sure which extra brace they have. I know we ordered some parts. Will have to look at it. The other side is fine so we are not doing anything with it. This is at the mechanical shop and not the body shop that we are doing it.
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