1998 Slk230 Top Cylinder Roof Repair Kit

I would recommend rebuilding all five of the hydraulic cylinders.

1998 slk230 top cylinder roof repair kit.

Hydraulic lines must be intact and attached to the cylinder s. The vario roof front latch cylinder repair can be a time consuming job. This set of 5 o rings is what you need to rebuild all 5 of your car roof s hydraulic cylinders. 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.

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The hydraulic roof actuating cylinder on the driver side was leaking hydraulic fluid. 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. The o rings in the kit are organized by cylinder so you know which ones go to which cylinders. 1998 slk 230.

I replaced the five vario roof hydraulic rams and tried to shoot a video of the process at the same time. Mercedes benz 230 slk roof hydraulics v1 on vimeo join. We are the originators of this repair method and have been helping people quickly easily and affordably repair their leaking roof actuators since 2007. 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.

O ring to rebuild the vario roof front lock cylinder rod seal a very useful pick set tool kit for removing the old worn seals. Slk top cylinder rebuild guide with cut away diagrams. You can see the leak on the plastic panel in the slk s trunk. On this style of cylinders the factory installed hoses are permanently crimped to the cylinder.

In particular the left side release cable broke when i pulled and the left side front roof latch will not release. The hydraulic roof actuating cyliders 3 and the hydraulic cylinder for lock actuation 4 are located in the retractable top.