Job done. I can undoubtedly make a small job into a monumental task! Ha! Dropped the large bolt that holds the top of the strut rod to the bracket down into the bowels of the area under the brake vac booster. Tried a magnet but noooo. Went to my local MB dealer parts counter...noooooo. Went to the local ACE hardware and thought I found the correct nut size and pitch however I had trouble spinning it on to a bolt of matching threads so I moved on. Went to two auto parts stores, no love. Last store told me to check "K&M Fasteners" some small out of the way old-school shop - not more than a mile and a half from home. Bingo! Ended up being the size/pitch I found at ACE.

It is a fairly simple procedure - 1.5/5. Now I'll wait to see if it makes much difference in handling.

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Dale