I just purchased an '82 300TD Wagon that needs strut replacement on the rear hatch. Is it a PITA to replace? Any tips? Thanks in advance.

IIRC its pretty straight forward. Just rremove the pin on the hatch side of the strut and 2 10mm? bolts on the car side. You will need a helper or a broom handle to hold it up.

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Many thanks for your advice. Safety will be foremost. Yeah, that hatch is heavy. Cheers!

I believe there are threads recommending a hand impact wrench on those allen heat bolts.

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Are those allen head bolts, or are they Torx head or some other wierd fastner type?? Seems like I remember it needing some unusual kind of tool.

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tripple Square on the turbo models, NOT torks!!!
and the hatch end is just held in with a pin, and a clip. no ratchet is required.
also, there are holes in the headliner, so removal of the liner is not required, of course, if heat is used, it's a good idea to get the headliner out of THAT way...

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I changed mine on my 85 300TDT Euro, I needed a triple square, I had to track down the local Mac tool guy to get one. At first it seemed like the tool would not fit in the hole and I thought I got the wrong bit but it just needed a few hits from a hammer to seat it.

Peter