200 trunk power lock

[Kurt Deschler]

The power lock on the trunk of my 200 has never worked since I got the 
car. Today I decided to fix it. The problem that I found was that the 
power lock actuator would not move, even with excessive force. I 
disasembled the lock and found that there is a small ball bearing that 
holds the actuator in the locked or unlocked position. The holes that the 
catch the ball bearing were far to deep to ever release the ball bearing 
and let the actuator move. I cut a channel with a drill bit to allow the 
ball to move between the 2 positions and now the power lock is working. I 
can't see how this ever would have worked. Seems like a manufacturing 
defect to me. Has anyone out there had similar experience with their 200?

 	-Kurt