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Originally Posted by INSIDIOUS
I just went to an outbuilding and had a look at a GEN 1 W126. None of the doors have any sign of welding or bolts or holes around that limit strap. Nothing but flat surface around that part. I wonder if yours had previous work?
The main direction of force is pulling on that part when opening., which is probably plated on the back side, so those welds would not be doing much. Why would they want to go to the trouble of spot welding in that location when they could have just tacked it from the back? Not much force pushing in when the door is closing. I'd like to hear others with GEN 1's weigh in on if their jambs show that same arrangement.
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Thanks again. I too suspected jamb may have had work done by previous owner, but after inspecting other three, all have similar welds (4) around hinge. Door strap is barely functional & requires pushing to close, probably this way for some time, causing hinge to give out. Tacking from backside would be ideal with proper access. Attached pic of GEN 2 w126 (‘86 560sel) welds near hinge not as noticeable, but similar to GEN 1. I’m going to remove check strap so as not to further damage hinge. Meanwhile, need to determine suitable access point to tack weld backside of hinge.