Brace or Support bar

[john womble]

I have a bar appox. 11.5 inches long i am having trouble identifying what it supports.  when i removed the engine i thought it was connected to the AC compressor?  My car is a 71 280sl.   thanks for any information..

[mdsalemi]

Photo would help!!

[roymil]

There is a bar, about that long, painted gray, that was supporting the back of my original AC compressor.   It is pinched with a round hole on one end and a slot on the other end.

[john womble]

thanks that is helpful

[BobH]

Hello, have a look on here, it shows the fixing bar/bracket that Mark describes

https://www.sl113.org/wiki/Cooling/Aircon?action=download&upname=Air%20Conditioning%20Installation%20Instructions%20for%20Mercedes%20Benz%20280SL.pdf