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This quick reference guide will help you locate the source of the most common problems found on 123 and 126 chassis front suspensions. Illustrated parts breakdowns will guide you to the parts needed to repair the problem.

Now, you can put newer style "pencil glow plugs" in your early W123 300D 300CD and 300TD by following the instructions written by Kent Bergsma. Kent walks you through the process, explains some of the pitfalls, and winds up showing you the finished product.  These are the instructions.

For all 111, 112, 108, 109, 114, 115, 107, 116, 123, 126, and 201 chassis (Nontilting roofs up through 1986). Do you have a power sunroof that is working poorly, or maybe not at all?

For repairing non-structural areas only with Miracle Paint and fiberglass.

When you download this from your "account" at Mercedessource.com you can print it on standard 8 1/2 x 11 paper, or you can view it from any computer if you are logged in at Mercedessource.

Kent shares with you 3 key steps that you should consider doing to get your old fuel injected 6 and 8 cylinder engines running properly. These include:

This manual is a complete guide for all brake component replacement for all 1965-1995 Mercedes Benz cars. It will help you identify common signs of trouble, inspecting brake components, and replacing major brake components - a necessity for any DIY brake job on your Mercedes Benz!

Car alarms have their place, but on 20 year and older cars Kent is not so sure... When they get that old they can get very tempermental and will usually go off when you least expect it and in places that can cause great embarrassment.

These instructions will walk you through removing and reinstalling your pump from the engine, inspecting and opening the pump, mounting the pump, removing, inspecting and reinstalling the pump piston, installing new seals, check valves and cover plate.

This 12 page instructional downloadable booklet by Kent Bergsma covers brake bleeding equipment and procedures for all model Mercedes from the mid 1950s to the mid 1990s. This covers chassis Ponton 110 111 112 113 108 109 114 115 116 107 116 123 126 201 and 124.

These are the instructions that are included free with all of our Rear Subframe Mount Replacement kits. If you are interersted in seeing what this job entails, or you have the parts already, then these downloadable instructions are great.

This book explains how a parallel pre-glow system works and how to properly test it using inexpensive electrical testing equipment. If your PENCIL style glow plugs are not working properly, you need to find the cause BEFORE you start buying parts.

These five page step-by-step illustrated instructions will walk you through the correct procedure of removing your old worn and cracked door lock rubber diaphragms from the actuator housing and replacing them with new ones. These are procedural instructions only.

Included are instructions for testing the valve as well as removing and replacing it yourself. The valve is located at the back of the fuel injection pump. If working properly it will shut the fuel off inside the pump.

A faulty or improperly adjusted rack damper bolt can cause your 617 5 cylinder turbo diesel engine to “rock” when it is idling. This means the engine will seem like it is changing speed up and down ever so slightly.

These instructions are part of our wagon rear hatch strut replacement kit and a printed copy is included free with the purchase of that kit (see related products below). Downloading and reading these instructions will explain how to do this repair yourself.