Ryan:

I wish I could take credit for the locktite idea, but I can't. I've seen it here and at mbz.org, seems to work very well so far.

I used epoxy on the shaft on the 220D, that worked fine except for the loss of 20,000 miles (the odometer hasn't worked in years, so I'm not too worried).

Extending a project from a few minutes to eternity isn't a stranger to me, either -- I spend 5 hours the other night changing the seat covers in the 280 SE -- between locktited screws and broken nut plates, it took until 1 am!

Peter

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1972 220D ?? miles
1988 300E 200,012
1987 300D Turbo killed 9/25/07, 275,000 miles
1985 Volvo 740 GLE Turobodiesel 218,000
1972 280 SE 4.5 165, 000 - It runs!