Pete completed the reinstallation of the fuel pump on our 1967 Mercedes 250SL. It is now fitted with new drive motor seals and all the line connections were thoroughly checked and tightened before testing. The vehicle was test-driven for 20 minutes on both major and minor roads, during which no leaks or performance issues were […]
Pete reported that after addressing the initial leaks on our 1967 Mercedes 250SL, another issue was noted as the next weakest point was revealed. Despite two road tests and multiple run-ups showing no problems initially, the seal between the pump motor and impeller failed. This failure allowed fuel to enter the motor, filling it and […]
Our technician Pete has been completing the final jobs on the recommission of the 1967 Mercedes 250SL ‘Pagoda’ at our Suffolk HQ. This time, Pete has installed the new handbrake cables along with, new discs, the calipers and new captive backing plates. Once everything was in place and tightened to spec, Pete performed final road […]
Our technician Steve has been working away on the gorgeous 1967 Mercedes 250SL ‘Pagoda’ that we currently have in our workshop. The car had reportedly developed a knocking or clunking sound which was isolated to the selector rod hitting the gearbox mount due to excessive play in the mount itself. Steve swapped out the old […]
Steve has been working on the 1967 Mercedes SL250 ‘Pagoda’ here at the Bridge Classic Cars HQ in Suffolk. This time, he has been servicing the beautiful straight-six. After removing the various filters, and thoroughly cleaning out their respective housings, Steve gapped the new spark plugs before fitting them to the car and running it […]
Our 1967 Mercedes 250SL has had the handbrake cables on the rear replaced. This involved the removal of the road wheels, callipers and discs on both sides to access the cable ends inside the drum of the discs. Once they were stripped down, Pete found a few more issues hidden away – one of the […]
During the appraisal of our 1967 Mercedes 250SL, it was noted that the nearside front wheel was binding. Pete removed the wheel for a closer inspection and found that the inner piston was seized in the calliper body. He attempted to free this while the calliper remained on the car. He removed the pad retaining […]
The fuel pump in our 1967 Mercedes SL250 has been dripping consistently since the workshop team got the car up and running. Peter removed the pump and stripped it. He found that it had previously been sealed using normal silicone sealant. After everything was cleaned off, fuel safe liquid sealant was used as a replacement.
Recently, we welcomed a new addition to our Suffolk HQ with this stunning 1967 Mercedes 250SL Pagoda which was recently picked up by our transport coordinator, Tony. Once safely back at our workshops, the team took their time to take a look through the classic German GT car as part of the cars appraisal, where […]