Hello to all,
Noob on deck!. Well I hope to find a means of saving my 300 TDT from a premature death. The poor old girl recently began sagging in the rear and shortly thereafter snapped her belt which wrapped itself around the PS pump pulley. The pulley shaft sheared itself off inside the pump, destroying it too in the process. I have sought a replacement pump; Vickers TYP 118, or mbz p# 124 460 1680, but cannot find a replacement for less than $700-$800 new and none at all used.
Would it be possilble/worthwhile to cap off the self leveling circuit and use conventional shocks(way cheaper) in the rear thereby allowing me to use a more readily available and much cheaper single channel power steering pump? Has anyone done or considered this before? Any thought would greatly appreciated, I 'd hate to see her go. Or perhaps any leads to a more affordable replacement pump.
Cheers MUST SAVE!!!!!!

I thought the TD hydraulic suspension pump was different than the power steering pump. How is the power steering pump affected by the hydraulic suspension?

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1977 300d 70k--sold 08
1985 300TD 185k+
1984 307d 126k--sold 8/03
1985 409d 65k--sold 06
1984 300SD 315k--daughter's car
1979 300SD 122k--sold 2/11
1999 Fuso FG Expedition Camper
1993 GMC Sierra 6.5 TD 4x4
1982 Bluebird Wanderlodge CAT 3208--Sold 2/13

i beleive its a onepeice tandem pump

Correct, a very pricey item connected to equally pricey pneumatic shocks, same set up that is used on the E500.

i have heard of people disabling the leveling system. i believe that the sedan shocks will bolt in and perhaps you will need to pick up a set of sd springs. ( i am assuming they will work but dont know for a fact). the ordinary ps pump is pretty easy to find used i would think.

tom w

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Can anybody else chime in please, I really need a fix. Every part search I run for an american market 1987 300 tdt brings up the PS pump for non self leveling models which, as far as I know were never imported over here in the first place! So what's the freekin deelio? I'm at wit's end and hate to think I might have to heap it.
Pleeeease sombody,.........anybody

Call Bernard at European Connection. 1-800-395-8636. Tell him EXACTLY what you have and need. Kinda a rare part, but worth a try. The good/bad thing is, not many of the wagons have found their way to the salvage yards yet. I have no idea how many were imported in '87.

Didja check on e-bay for England? Or world wide? You can pick different countries and try and find something.

Regards

Runem

My thoughts exactly. Not long ago I saw the same car for the second time. The new owner was parting her out and all you had to do was send your request and he'd pull it for you. That car was on there about 6 months ago so I'm sure its been scrapped by now.

Keep checking ebay and you'll find what you need. Don't overlook the completed items. Maybe someone had one that didn't sell.

Cheers,

Bill

Its not a 123. The 124 wagons have a special Pwr Steering pump with spigots for the SLS. Hard to finid because few wagons on the scrap heaps.
Forget putting regular shocks in the wagon, I've seen it done on a 123 300TD the car was never the same, The factory SLS is great feature worth preserving IMHO.

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i don't see the big deal. any tool and die maker or machinist worth his salt should be able to make a new shaft or fix the old one.