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Old Jul 15, 2022 | 07:38 PM
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A little maintenance.

Going to be starting some preventative maintenance soon on my SL 65. Don’t have the hydraulic cylinders yet.









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Going to be starting some preventative maintenance soon on my SL 65. Don’t have the hydraulic cylinders yet.








Impressive stash. When is the ETA for completion of all of this?

The engine reinforcing plate - are you planning to replace the rear main seal?
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Impressive stash. When is the ETA for completion of all of this?

The engine reinforcing plate - are you planning to replace the rear main seal?
Yes. It is recommended to change the plate when changing the seal because of a chance of warping during removal.

Funny thing is that the car needs absolutely nothing right now. I bought it a couple years ago with 87000 miles and no maintenance records other than car fax report. I started rounding up parts for repairs that I thought would be time to change. was at the dealer a couple weeks ago and they were nice enough to give me a VMI report. After looking at that I see that most all the stuff I bought parts for had already been done within 20k miles or so. But I like wrenching so I'm going to get this done with in the next few months. I have a lift but its outside. I'll get everything done that I need a lift for after the season is done in Oct-Nov and do the rest during the winter. I still need to collect hydraulic cylinders for the top and trunk.
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