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Originally Posted by Austin85
HEy Daw;
Is that bead cable ( pg 7 of your restoration) why my blower switch knob is all of a sudden not wanting to turn smoothly? If it is I do not want to snap the thing. Down here in Florida it's been raining everyday for the past month and I have to use the A/C defroster system more than normal...
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Hey Austin. There is a bead cable attached to the blower switch. It controls a flap that is to the left of the blower going. I might have to look at it again to attempt to figure out why it was there. It didn't make any sense to me why there was a flap there. I eliminated the bead cable and the flap.
If your blower switch knob is not wanting to turn smoothly ...... it could be the bead cable. Those things do "gunk" up. We should probably clean and re-lube them at least once every 30 years.
I didn't look at pg 7 of the 1984 Light Ivory thread.
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Originally Posted by WVOPWRD!
I do have the faceplate, the problems seem to be that the controls themselves are kinda stripped out, and the knobs are mostly stripped out. Also that the flimsy ass plastic sheet that the three controls mount to is completely broken, that's gonna be the toughest part to replace.
Will  this help you situation daw-two?
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WVOPWRD --- that switch would not help me; the cable bead I had issues with was the FAN switch. I decided to eliminate the cable from the fan switch and get rid of that flap.
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Originally Posted by charmalu
I wonder is some electrical parts cleaner would clean the switch, or it may just be worn out. I looked in Pelican, the AZ site, and finally a search on Google for the 240 Blower switch. found then from $31 to $45 on Amazon. Pelican didn`t show the switch, but when I sourced the MB part# it is shown as a special order for $33.25.
The MB part# 123-820-07-10 and World pack# W0133-1610082.
I found this from the dealer in South Atlanta. and shows an exploded diagram.
I know there is a part# for that fragile front piece but didn`t find it.
Iam wondering if a thin piece of aluminum could be made the same with holes etc... as the plastic piece?
HEATING/AIR-CONDITIONER OPERATING UNIT. Fits: Mercedes | Mercedes-Benz of South Atlanta
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Charlie --- Per Dave Morrison's thread, the thin plastic front support must be ordered from Germany. At least, that was the case when he was looking.