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I've done lots of big repairs over the years but just recently a power steering pump replacement surprised me.

Going in I thought it would be easy. Early 90s Mercedes V8... One of the bolts holding the pump on is tucked up near the head and exhaust manifold. There's barely any room to get a tool onto the bolt head and you can't see it directly. I spent about 90 minutes trying various tools to get it undone. In the end I used a 13mm swan neck spanner (acquired back in the 80s) and a small hammer to break it loose. There was nothing fun about this job. I kept thinking this is so Non-Mercedes.