How to Repair Mercedes SLK230 Convertible Roof latch cylinder
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- How to Repair Mercedes SLK230 Convertible Roof latch cylinder
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Easily the best video and repair of the front valve anywhere on the internet. Excellent.
Awesome information. Thanks! I was able to knock this out in about 3 1/2 hours. A real mechanic, probably faster. BTW, I saw someone comment that you don’t have to cut the groove and to just use a snap ring pliers. It isn’t a snap ring. It’s just a C ring and you do have to cut the groove. You can’t get it out otherwise. Cutting the groove is easy with a Dremmel. Just go slow and steady and stop at the groove. I ended up with a little slag after my cut that impinged my groove a little, just scrape it down. with a razor or a small screw driver. I also had to spray a little silicone or wd40 on the ring to get it to rotate. I didn’t have a compressor, so I used a can of spray silicone and held the housing upside down over a bucket to kind of “ rinse” the broken pieces of o-ring out. Great video. This guy knows his stuff. Saved me a ton of money. Thanks again!
The explanations in your video are the best I've seen so far about this repair... Appreciated!!! 👍
Thanks 👍
its commendable that you did what you did ! you saved thousands!👍🔥😜
I followed your video with the repair kit ordered from Amazon and it worked flawlessly (but I used a drill to get the C ring out).
Thanks for the help!
Glad it helped
Well Done! Great and accurate step by step. Easy job and worked like a charm. Getting the retaining ring back in took a few tries, but anybody should be able to do this job...just be careful when cutting the groove. Metal is very soft so you don't need a lot of pressure.
I love your videos. Your detailed explanation is easy to follow. Thank you so much for taking the time to put them together and share! I bought the seal kit and am going to start the project as soon as it cools off from our current 119 degrees (Phoenix)! Thanks again - it is much appreciated!
Fantastic video very helpful. I am about to do the same repair and did know the method for priming the system. Your explanation on how to vent on completion of work helped me greatly thank you.
so how do yah “ prime the system “?
Great video! I love the slot instead of drilling out the circlip. I would love to have the new gasket dimensions to get better seals than the rebuild lits.
Thank you for your great effort I am from Libya and the video has benefited me a lot
Watched quite a few videos trying to ring a good informational video to fix this problem this was by far the best one
Great work as always! thanks for the detailed instructions.
Superbe tutoriel qui m'a permis de résoudre mon problème ! Thanks a lot for the time spent to realise this video !
Amazing video! Thank you! I just bought mine and the guy who sold it to me clearly hid the fact that this is a problem with mine. The fluid is leaking from the passenger corner, and I see it streaking rear passenger side window and after raising the roof like 4-5 times my reservoir is completely empty, hopefully i didnt burn anything out. Can you please tell me where the bleeder valve is? Also now that it's empty, what is the best course of action to take? what if I have air in the other lines? I wish I had seen this before I realized my reservoir was about to be empty. This has me SO stressed out it's not funny. I hope I didn't burn anything out and I hope this does the job. I bought the O ring kit, the fluid... I am wondering why the fluid is going to the passenger side instead of the driver's side??? In any case, THANK YOU so much for making this video!!!!
I finally solved the problem. The latches were not adjusted well and were preventing the roof from being pulled back. I had to re-adjust everything. And then, I did something very silly I broke the tip of the front right guide pin and that caused the roof to go up all the way, but then the trunk would stay open and the pump would run and run. I didn't know I broke it, but I checked the area and the switch. I then stuffed a section of ziptie shaped like U in there and the guide pin finally tripped the switch and the whole cycle completed. So working on repairing that. I will then be done except for my experiment I am about to make, cleaning the roof liner with what may be the only product in the world that will work. I will post an update on that later this week.
Greeting from the UK. Really enjoy watching the slk videos. recently inherited a 1997 pre facelift Almost finished the restoration, but have one more problem. I may ask your advice one day😜
Keep up the great work and really clear explanations and camera work
Hi Clint, sai dirmi dove si trova la valvola di spurgo della pompa? E' il tappo per il rabbocco che si trova nella parte superiore?
Note that the 2 cylinders in the links (amazon) are not correct (do not look anything like the process shown here)
Well done a really good video. I have got to do my failed cylinder and you have been a great help. Thank you
Nice job Clint, very helpful video. If you don't mind, how did you clean the liner?
Ron, did you get a reply from Clint when you asked him how he cleaned the liner?
@@billypope849 I never got a reply.
I'm going to recover my liner with a thin layer of fiberglass and resin and attach the headliner to that.
Ottimo video, sabato prossimo provo a farlo sulla mia 200 kompressor del 1996, congratulazioni 👍un saluto from Italy
All I can say is WoW ... I have 2 SIK's and My Top just Stoped Working I replaced the hydro - fluid earlier ... My windows will go down then I starts blinking ... I'm trying to trouble Shoot the Culprit ... If you have any suggestion I see you know a thing or 2 about the SLK ... Thanks for the Video ... ✌️🏹❤️
If your pump is not working, start with the easiest things then move to the more complex. check the relay on the side of the pump, or just change it, it's cheap. If that doesn't fix it check for leaks. You said you just topped off your fluid, you shouldn't need to do that unless you have a leak. If you find a leak, you'll need to replace or rebuild the leaking cylinder(s).
Second video I watched - both excellent. Just subscribed to channel. Question - anyone having issues with replacement kits?
Works like a champ!!! Thank you for a great video and information.
you could possibly by pass taking it apart after the roof liner and take some snap ring pliers take snap ring off pull the rod out put new seal on push rod in button it up !
Great video and thank you for that. There are 4 more cylinders
This video is going to save me money. Thanks
Clint, how do you bleed at the start of the roof drop sequence, with the boot closed ? Would be good to see a little video on that - great work 😀
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Great video ... I'm going to try this .. at the end of the video you said to bleed the system ?? HOW? and How does the fluid get back into the cylinder ?? thanks
Omg really thank youy roof work again
Is the hydraulics still working well? I saw a German video where a much tighter seal was used. Thank you for the video.
amazing video. Thank you so much
Hey bro, I like your videos. I would like to buy a slk do you recommend? I don't know. It looks like a lot of problems
They do have a few issue areas. If you are not the mechanic type I would pass.
Might as well buy a sl they depreciate a lot because of mechanical issues. Then spend 4k and convert to coil overs.
I am going to attempt this next week. One thing though. I was going through a trial run of manually putting the roof down and putting it back up and for some reason the latches on the front of the truck didn't latch. Will this be rectified after the repair
how did you know anything about this ! because not everything is self explanatory!
Done it before.
Nice job
great video. can u plz send me li k to the seal kit. my front cyl leaks too. thk u
How did you get it to the position to secure it?
Curious if you have a link or a part number for these seals. I’m going to be tackling this Job soon
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you do not have to cut grooves in anything! they were designed to be taken apart!
It can be taken apart without the groove, but the groove makes it much easier.
how do you take them apart?
Will the same technique work on the CLK 320 roof front lock?
I think they are similar even for other makes it is similar.
Hi. Got blinking and beeping from my console red convertible light
Check your hydraulic fluid level.
Good Day Mr Hightower, I wanted to ask if you could help by guiding me to a possible resolution. I have had a 1999 SLK230 for about a year now and have invested in some repairs. Yet I'm having an issue that involves the check engine light coming on sporadically and when it appears the engine does slows down drastically and feels as if it doesn't want to drive. I've had a reputable local shop take many looks into the issue yet no real resolution. I've had replaced the MAF sensor, fuel injectors replaced, and many other replacements as well, yet I still have the sporadic no cel then after running the slk230 for a few days or hours with no speed or driving issues then back to the cel appearing and slowed speeds and having to apply gas pedal to the floor and maybe getting 30 - 40 mph. Any chance you've seen this in the past and any suggestions for a resolution? Any assistance would be appreciated Thanks 🙏🏿
Try recalibrating the throttle. Just turn the key on until you hear the fuel pump, but don't start the engine.eave the key in this on position for about 5 minutes. Then turn the key off. Remove the key. Then put the key back in, start the car and take it for a test drive and let me know what you experience.
@@Engineerboy100 Ok will do, I'll keep ya posted. Thanks for the reply. Very much appreciated 🙏🏿
@@Engineerboy100 Good Day Mr. Hightower. I gave it a go with the recalibration on the throttle and unfortunately it was not successful. In May 2022 I had both coil 9acks replaced and all wires were replaced as well as the spark plugs were tested and all were in great condition. When the car runs it runs perfectly and the cel light does not appear at all times, the out of nowhere the cel will appear and then the car gets hesitant, slows down drastically almost to a ful lshut off. At times I may start the car and "no cel" run the car and then at times the car starts with the "cel on the dash gauge" and shake as if it's a spark plugs or tune up". Yet as previously stated the spark plugs are all fine and are Bosch spark plugs. I've seen on MB blogs online that this has happened to others with the same model of car (SLK230) yet I have yet to find any real resolution online as to a remedy. Again any help or guidance would be great. Thanks
What size is the o-ring?
Have not measured the O-rings in the kit.
9mm ID, 4mm thick
how much does this cost to repair?
There's a link fir the kit in the description with the price.
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Where are you located ?
I don't work on other peoples cars, just mine.
Hotdamn your interior is B U T full. Video on that?!
Hell, I spent $1,400.00 to have a tech replace the whole line and cylinder.
Yeah, it's not cheap if you have someone else do it, that's probably about what I would charge but I only work on my wife's lol
where was that?
@@altimorefields2707 A mom and pop German Performance shop.