So who was the bright spark in MB who decided to use 3 different size mounting bolt spacers for the A/C compressor?
Wouldn't it have been possible to cast the mounting bracket so that the same size washer could be used in all 3 locations??

I spent a couple of hours trying to get the A/C install right, during the heart transplant (Josephine - Fatmobile). My Haynes manual said (on the A/C removal and reinstallation) something like remove the bolts, and for reinstall "Installation is the reverse procedure" Hmm, didn't they know that there are 3 spacers, the thinnest on the adjuster, the next thickest at the top bolt, nearer the head, and the thickest at the bottom bolt.

BTW, to avoid regassing, I left the A/C compressors in the cars while swapping the motors.

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Tony from West Oz.
Fatmobile 3 84 300D 295kkm Silver grey/Blue int. 2 tank WVO - Recipient of TurboDesel engine.
Josephine '82 300D 390kkm White/Palamino int.
Elizabeth '81 280E, sporting a '79 300D engine.
Lucille '87 W124 300D non-turbo 6 cylinder OM603, Pearl Grey with light grey interior


Various parts cars including 280E, 230C & 300D in various states of disassembly.