Hi George, I did the front end in my uncle's 300TD last year and found that the lower control arms had corrosion where the bushings fit and was no longer clean, round, etc. I exchanged the bushings to the dealer for new control arms since I couldn't see the possibility of installing the new bushings in these corroded holes.
So, I'm more curious about the condition of the control arms in your case... are they really clean shiny metal where the bushing slides in? After my experience, I decided that most cars this old will probably have the same issue and I should only consider buying new control arms in the future. They were not that much more expensive, considering the time they can save. Jaime On Sun, May 9, 2010 at 10:15 PM, George Larribeau <gu...@airmail.net> wrote: > Started a job Saturday to replace ball joints (upper and lower) lower > control arm bushings shocks and some brake service ... > > It was going better than planed at firts, got the upper new control arms > installed, got the old ball joints pounded out of the knuckles,and the new > ones pressed in .(spring compressor and ball joint press rented from Rusty > (well - Tom Rusty is in our prayers).. > then came the lower control arms, removed pushed out the old bushing and > then (failure) I as of yet have been unable to completely install the new > lower control arm bushings. I got the center piece in and one of the ends > went on but the other end always would miss-aline and I can not get it to > go on straight. I started the job by using running thread and bolts, > washers, sockets and the like. but the last end would not go on, spent 2 > hours at a neighborers, using a press, in the end I trashed the bushing. > > Ant known tricks, the MB wkis have some exotic tooling ... > > Does any one in the Dallas Texas aered know on an Indy shop that would > install bushings in controlars that were delivered (with out the car)? > > George Larribeau > Dallas Texas > > > > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
