When I got my 84 300D, one of the rear window regulator rigs had a missing gear tooth or three. My mechanic took it out, welded a similar piece of metal to where the tooth/teeth were missing, and then cut and ground the new piece of metal into new teeth. It only took him a few minutes and it has worked like brand-new ever since. He acted like I was crazy for talking about buying a new part for it.
Jim
--- In diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com, "kc8sil" <KC8SIL@...> wrote:
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> Kevin, on a 300 sel gasser of mine the drivers window regulator was acting up as well and I would just push the window up with the palms of my hands to get it to seat fully up. I found out (to late) after removing the door panel there was a nut/bolt point that was loose towards the bottom of the regulator that let the gears separate as the window reached the top 10% of being closed. Had I tightened that up before the gears on the regulator fed on themselves too long, I would have saved the time and cost of installing a new one. I wound up buying one from Rockauto after not finding any old Benz'nearby in the pick-a-parts.
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> John KC8SIL
> Cincinnati,OH
> '88 300 SEL (waiting for a diesel swap out)
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