A new cover is not an unreasonable cost, especially considering the stronger redesign of the part. It was about $150 a few years back. I contacted the parts manager at this website (Phil) and he located the part for me at one of his dealership contacts. It will be a genuine MB part as I don't think an aftermarket part is available.

Did you do any work on the tensioner in the nearby timeframe to the cover breaking? Mine broke after I replaced the tensioner, shock and spring. The shock seemed MUCH stiffer than the old part and I have wondered if that contributed to the break.

Good luck on the part search and repair.

Ken300D

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1982 300D at 351K miles
1984 300SD at 217K miles
1987 300D at 370K miles