I'll stick my neck out and assume you're talking about the air filter 'T' bracket here , the darn things crack and break welds etc. like mad on some cars .
I'v bought new ones but the old unbroken ones I find in the junkyards seem to last longer .
Sometimes you can have the cracks and breaks welded up , I said _WELDED_ not brazed so if they hand you back your bracket with yellow welds , tell them they can keep it and walk away , it's junk now .
ALL those hard to reach 8MM bolts are necessary ! failure to install that hard to reach one in the down facing 'T' bracket leg , gaurantees failure .
8MM Flat washers underneath each bolt too .
ALL 5 cylinder Diesels use the same bracket , prolly the 4 cylinder cars too ~ I've changed dozens over the last few years of Mercedes Diesel ownership , now I'm replacing the tiny engine $hock Ab$orber$ and the air cleaner isn't as blurry at idle as it used to be , maybe this is the final key .
When you order up the three new rubber mounts , be sure to order up the octagonal ones as they're better & stronger than the simple round ones are . only one Dollar more each one .
Also , use the stamped sheet metal " heat shields " ~ cup shaped things that go between the 'T' bracket and each of the three rubber mounts .
I also take the time to install a 6MM nut and flat washer underneath each rubber mount to prevent it from unscrewing off the 'T' bracket .
I hope this helps....
-Nate
Chip wrote :
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> I am a little late discovering this but I was going to change my air filter and noticed movement in the breather.
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> I had completely replaced the triangular bracket and rubber mounts on it about three years ago.
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> What I discovered yesterday morning was that someone had tried to yank the breather loose and in the process all that remained of my mounting bracket was one scrap of steel still attached to the bottom of my breather.
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> Can someone tell me a source on a rebuild kit for this job? Seems like I bought my last one from Diesel Giant or maybe Mercedes Source. What I do remember was that it was an all inclusive kit plus instructions to do the job. Any assistance on who still has this kit would be appreciated.
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> Chip
> Rattling in Houston
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