On Wed, Mar 01, 2006 at 07:59:16PM -0800, Zeitgeist wrote: > My $800 '84 300D has developed a rather pronounced steering wheel > shudder at speeds above 60mph, and it appears as if the UCA/LCA > bushings are shot, and one of the balljoint boots is torn. I'm loath > to spend real money on this beater, and therein lies my question. I > have a '78 W123 that I've been forced to part out (sorry Dennis), with > what appears to be decent bushings and balljoints. Can used UCA/LCA's > be successfully swapped over as a complete assemblies into the '84? > Has anyone here swapped used frontend parts before?
Have you gone under the car and had someone move the steering wheel slightly so you could see what is worn first? My brother's 300D had a similar vibration, and it was a wiped out joint on the drag link. K
