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Airfilter canister bracket - another special grommet!
« on: December 12, 2010, 05:05:27 »
On my 1968 280SL the air filter canister is held in place by one double-threaded rubber buffer and a bracket attached to the fender wall. In a 3-way discussion with Naj and Dave Gallon we discovered that the bracket needs another special grommet with a central sleeve that prevents over tightening the grommet. The original grommet is nla and the current one supplied by MB is slightly different, that is, a bit conical on one side and not flat on both sides as was the original,  but it should work. The grommet, w/o the sleeve, is available from Dave for about $2.10 (+shipping). If you lost the sleeve here are its dimensions: OD: 12 mm, ID: 9 mm, length: 6.25 mm.
Below is a composite photo (individual photos were provided by Dave Gallon) showing the bracket, original and currently supplied grommet, and sleeve.

« Last Edit: July 25, 2012, 00:19:26 by 66andBlue »
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A Kind Request for PN to 66andblue
« Reply #1 on: April 12, 2020, 20:48:00 »
Alfred,

Can you recall PN for the grommets for air filter canister bracket? The sleeve I can fabricate, grommets would be nice to order...

Here is your post, I could not just reply:

https://www.sl113.org/forums/index.php?topic=13814.msg93836#msg93836

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Re: A Kind Request for PN to 66andblue
« Reply #2 on: April 12, 2020, 21:35:08 »
Pawel,
I don't have a p/n for those grommets because I got them from Dave Gallon. I'll try to contact him and find out (a) whether he still has some and (b) what the p/n is.
But you need to have a bit of patience.
Alfred
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Re: A Kind Request for PN to 66andblue
« Reply #3 on: April 12, 2020, 21:42:09 »
Alfred, thank you!
Ans thanks for that post in the past - helped me today already, I was figuring out how this canister should be properly suspended.
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Re: Airfilter canister bracket - another special grommet!
« Reply #4 on: November 21, 2023, 11:56:26 »
I stumbled across this old thread and can add a partial solution if anyone needs it.
Part number 1201550081 is a very similar grommet that can be made to fit.

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Re: Airfilter canister bracket - another special grommet!
« Reply #5 on: November 21, 2023, 23:15:51 »
In that first picture, I think that hole labeled "drain?" is actually for one of the AC hoses?   
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Re: Airfilter canister bracket - another special grommet!
« Reply #6 on: November 22, 2023, 03:47:48 »
In that first picture, I think that hole labeled "drain?" is actually for one of the AC hoses?

It is.
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