Guys/gals I need some help. The ride in my wife's car, '87 TD, is getting worse by the day. She is riding super hard/stiff. I bought new accumulators thinking it would be as easy as my '83 TD, but Nooooooo. The accumulators aren't mounted on the underside of the car as I had expected. They are inside, under the cargo floor. I removed the screws for the center section, but the panel still won't come up. I need help quick, before the car rattles apart on me. Also, the lines under that car have alot of corrosion on them, words of caution? I have replaced the ones on my '83.
BTW what is the average life span of these accumulators?

__________________
1999 MB SL500 (110,000 mi)
2004 Volvo V70 2.5T (220,000 mi)
2014 Tesla Model S 85 (136,000 mi)
MBCA member