MIssing Left Front Jack Pad
I started to jack up the left front wheel to replace the brake pads and SURPRISE!
No jack pad. It was there the last time I looked. Left rear jack pad missing too.
I talked to Bud Cloninger, Owner of MB Motors (the only place I let touch my car), and he said that he often has W211’s in his shop that are missing a jack pad.
So I made a trip to Phoenix
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Motor Company and purchased two new ones. They are plastic and snap into the hole. after snapping it in place, a center ‘plunger’ is pressed in place. On the right front jack pad, I noticed that the plunger is not completed pressed all the way in.
Over time, I suspect that the rubber o-rings on the plunger dry out, allowing the plunger to back out? I don’t know.
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