SL/R107: Soft Top Frame Problems R107
07-10-2015, 02:52 PM
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Mercedes 300SL W107
Soft Top Frame Problems R107
I need help from some R107 SL owner.
My soft top frame, through lack of use, became very difficult to pull up from it's stowage compartment, to such an extent that some of the screws holding the frame together at pivot points, have sheared.
I would imagine that I'm not the first owner to have this experience, as the screws would appear to be a particular weak point.
There are two short linkages, and a slightly longer sliding guide rail on each side which, in my case, have broken free.
Since there is nothing available in manuals to help with repair, could any owner take a couple of photos of either side, in the region where the whole frame pivots, and everything comes together in a cluster, and PM or email to me, which would help me re-assemble the frame.
I will be extremely grateful.
My soft top frame, through lack of use, became very difficult to pull up from it's stowage compartment, to such an extent that some of the screws holding the frame together at pivot points, have sheared.
I would imagine that I'm not the first owner to have this experience, as the screws would appear to be a particular weak point.
There are two short linkages, and a slightly longer sliding guide rail on each side which, in my case, have broken free.
Since there is nothing available in manuals to help with repair, could any owner take a couple of photos of either side, in the region where the whole frame pivots, and everything comes together in a cluster, and PM or email to me, which would help me re-assemble the frame.
I will be extremely grateful.
