Hydraulic lines must be intact and attached to the cylinder s.
1998 slk230 top cylinder roof repair kit.
I would recommend rebuilding all five of the hydraulic cylinders.
I replaced the five vario roof hydraulic rams and tried to shoot a video of the process at the same time.
Slk top cylinder rebuild guide with cut away diagrams.
The o rings in the kit are organized by cylinder so you know which ones go to which cylinders.
Having removed the cover i was able to use a screwdiver to release the latch and move the trunk back to the emergency open position.
This is for the seals only to rebuild the 5 hydraulic cylinders that raise lower and lock your retractable roof plus a free hydraulic pump refill kit with instructions.
The hydraulic roof actuating cyliders 3 and the hydraulic cylinder for lock actuation 4 are located in the retractable top.
Mercedes slk 230 320 hydraulic cylinder repair kit for hardtop convertible r170 ebay that s for the 170 chassis but ask the seller marty ewer about a 171 kit.
This auction is for the parts and manual for rebuilding all five of the hydraulic cylinders that raise lower and lock your slk s retractable hardtop.
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On this style of cylinders the factory installed hoses are permanently crimped to the cylinder.
The polished cylinder shaft must be free from scratches scratches can only be inflicted with tools or when accidentally hitting a sharp edge as usually happens when people try to open up the cylinders themselves.
R170 slk class years.
95 04 11 mercedes slk 280 350 55 amg r171 hydraulic cylinder roof repair kit 5 out of 5 stars 3.
The hydraulic roof actuating cylinder on the driver side was leaking hydraulic fluid.
04 11 mercedes slk 280 350 55 amg r171 hydraulic cylinder roof repair kit 4 5 out of 5 stars 6 19 95 19.
My 1998 roof latch cylinder was leaking so badly i acn noo longer open the roof to repair it.
This set of 5 o rings is what you need to rebuild all 5 of your car roof s hydraulic cylinders.
1998 slk 230.
In particular the left side release cable broke when i pulled and the left side front roof latch will not release.
You can see the leak on the plastic panel in the slk s trunk.
96 04 mercedes slk 230 convertible top hydraulic cylinder repair kit r170 4 0 out of 5 stars 23.
This cylinder is located under the front edge of the roof on the mercedes benz r230 r170 and r171 chassis and on the ferrari 360 and 430 spider.
The vario roof front latch cylinder repair can be a time consuming job.
