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Originally Posted by Mojoan (Post 3075064)

Is there any way to get a proper seal at the axle?

There are two methods:

1. Replace the entire back cover with a new one (use a new gasket). MB used to sell these back covers, but I think they are no longer available. You could try at the dealer. (Bosch) diesel workshops sometimes sell them.

2. Replace the bearings and O rings of the axle. The problem is to find a good (Bosch) diesel workshop who sells these parts.

So yes, but finding the part(s) can be difficult.

Maybe a metal workshop can make the bearings for you. Rubber O rings can be universal.

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Originally Posted by Govert (Post 3075065)

Two things:

The SKF company has the largest selection of bearings in the world and they may have a reference for yours.

O-rings are avalable here in the US from a source which sources MB, Chrysler, Ford and GM in a city near Detroit.

I buy many unusual O-rings there for Citroens, so it is easy to mail O-rings if you need them.

Plus, if you need such helkp, I speak, read, write German and I can look to see if I have the Reparatur handbuch for the 200D in German if you need this.

But ebay.de has these also for not so expensive a price.

Viel Gluck!

Thanks for your tips :)

I have no real progress to speak of here, more of a leap backwards :mad:

The starter refused to work again, and then the my DD started to act up with vacuum problems and took away the time I wanted to spend on the 200D. Also I got more lazy as the temperature continued to fall :D

I have a question regarding the starter wiring: How do I jump the starter directly from the battery?

Do I just connect the positive battery pole with the small wire (golden philips screw in the picture below) and off it goes? Or would that short the circuit?
http://img843.imageshack.us/img843/9687/img2110f.jpg

If that doesn't do it, then it is likely that the copper wires I soldered together sperated again...

The starter turned out to be toast, the brushes had already disintegrated completely, probably due to some short in the starter itself. So i went out and got a good used one, which has a busted gear wheel... So it will turn the engine for 15 sec. and then go free spinning :mad:

And the W124 is acting up with the TÜV inspection due this month, so that's not helping with this project. :P