1989 300E

There are three screws that hold on the distributer cap on the front of the engine above the water pump. The top two are easy to get to but the third is underneath and difficult to get to. What is the trick to get to this screw. Special tool?

Thanks for your help!

Use a 1/4 in. drive socket and short extension with the correct sized allen wrench that you
can get from home depot,walmart,any auto parts store

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Keeping 'em Running
1990 300SEL
1994 E320
1989 E300

Check out this thread:

http://www.peachparts.com/Wikka/M103TimingCoverReseal

by Robert Ryan:

A note on the 5mm hex key wrench

There are three 5mm Allen bolts that secure the distributor cap. The bottom one is tricky to remove, in fact it can be downright impossible without the correct wrench. I have found the ideal tool is to take a 5mm allen wrench (L-shaped) and use a dremel moto tool to cut off the short leg and the bend. Take the long piece and stick it into a 5mm socket. I have used this so much that I glued it in and keep it there permanently. You might stick some chewing gum into the socket to keep the allen wrench from falling out. In this photo there is also a 1/4" extension bar. The combination of these tools makes removing that bottom bolt simple.

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1993 190E 2.3
2001 SLK230
1971 LS5 (454) Corvette Convertible

Thank you very much!

75,000 miles on the original cap and rotor and they needed to be replaced. New cap and rotor on the way via UPS. Plugs recently changed and wires may go too.

Thanks for the help!