The 450SLC’s gear stick had become more and more floppy, and given my experience with the 250SE, I thought it was better to take a look and potentially fix the issue than have it totally fail on me. The gear selector bushings are a common issue on these cars.
Looking under the car, by 1977, Mercedes had gone to a better design. As well as the plastic bushing, there was a metal clip to stop the linkage failing altogether. Given this had a 115 part number, this was most likely introduced in 1968. As can be seen in the photo […]
