Installing a blower motor on a W201. Having trouble getting the metal clamp back in place. So far pushed with hand, flat head screwdriver, and needle nose pliers....but can't seem to clear the lip that the bracket snaps into. Ideas/tricks? I'm reluctant to bend the bracket much for fear of deforming it.

Thanks.

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14 E250 Bluetec 4Matic "Sinclair", Palladium Silver on Black, 156k miles
06 E320 CDI "Rutherford", Black on Tan, 173k mi, Stage 1 tune, tuned TCU
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Assuming it is the same or similar to the w124, is there a chance that the motor is mis-aligned? Also, do you have the wires in the right place so they aren't pinched? Is there a chance you have the clamp reversed in the plastic base? One of the w124 DIY instructions showed it the wrong way around in one of the pictures.

I just went through this on my w124, and that clamp re-attached pretty easily (I gripped it with needle nose pliers to clear the lip without too much force to possibly crack the plastic). So that makes me think that you may have something aligned slightly off.

Good luck.

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1968 220D, w115, /8, OM615, Automatic transmission.
My 1987 300TD wagon was sold and my 2003 W210 E320 wagon was totaled (sheds tear).

Finally got it...with an awl and a mallet. Seated and re-seated many times...still not sure what the issue was.

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14 E250 Bluetec 4Matic "Sinclair", Palladium Silver on Black, 156k miles
06 E320 CDI "Rutherford", Black on Tan, 173k mi, Stage 1 tune, tuned TCU
91 300D "Otis", Smoke Silver on Tan, 143k mi, wastegate conversion, ALDA delete

19 Honda CR-V EX 67k mi
Fourteen other MB's owned and sold
1961 Very Tolerant Wife