Re: [MBZ] w126 front suspension bushings
Yeah most of fcp's stuff for this job is Febi and Vaico and they dont even have two of the big guide rod mount bushings in stock. Will go OE, but febi for the front guide rod attach because it is nla. Thanks. On Tue, Mar 1, 2022, 9:08 PM Scott Ritchey via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I bought such a kit from FCP several years ago but they seem to have fewer > and fewer 126 parts these days (at least on the web site). My kit seemed > to > have all good quality European rubber, as I recall. Couldn't hurt to call > them. > > -Original Message- > From: Mercedes On Behalf Of Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes > Sent: Tuesday, March 1, 2022 8:05 PM > To: Mercedes Discussion List > Cc: Karl Wittnebel > Subject: [MBZ] w126 front suspension bushings > > Does anyone know of a kit with all the front suspension rubber bits on a > w126? I replaced the control rod bushings on the body side, but the caster > is still way out, so it needs control arm rubber and the rubber on the > front > end of the guide rod, and the big subframe rubber bushings. I am thinking > of > replacing the rear control arms while I am at it. I did the front ball > joints and shocks already, so no need to get them. > > Maybe fcp? > > Thanks > > On Tue, Mar 1, 2022, 3:50 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > Basically what the story is she was driving in the left and dude with > > trailer was in right lane. He allegedly swerved into her lane while > > passing on the right and his trailer caught the bumper. The other > > dude claims SWMBO swerved into his lane. Cop arrives but this is > > basically a he said she said deal. Supposedly guy later admitted in > > front of cop that he did in fact come over on her side and it was his > > fault. Cop asks if they want a police report and citations issues, or > > if they want to let insurance handle it. Wife opts for no report. I > > let wife know as soon as she contacts their insurance, there guy will > > say it was her fault. That is exactly what happened. I guess SWMBO > > is screwed. Not sure how she will prove fault without a police > > report. IMO if he really admitted fault in front of cop, cop would > > put that on report, if their was one. I let SWMBO know you ALWAYS > > demand a report when it is the other guys fault. She says it was my > > fault because she called me to ask and I did not answer. I did not > > answer because I was in meetings trying to work. > > > > ___ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] w126 front suspension bushings
I bought such a kit from FCP several years ago but they seem to have fewer and fewer 126 parts these days (at least on the web site). My kit seemed to have all good quality European rubber, as I recall. Couldn't hurt to call them. -Original Message- From: Mercedes On Behalf Of Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes Sent: Tuesday, March 1, 2022 8:05 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Cc: Karl Wittnebel Subject: [MBZ] w126 front suspension bushings Does anyone know of a kit with all the front suspension rubber bits on a w126? I replaced the control rod bushings on the body side, but the caster is still way out, so it needs control arm rubber and the rubber on the front end of the guide rod, and the big subframe rubber bushings. I am thinking of replacing the rear control arms while I am at it. I did the front ball joints and shocks already, so no need to get them. Maybe fcp? Thanks On Tue, Mar 1, 2022, 3:50 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Basically what the story is she was driving in the left and dude with > trailer was in right lane. He allegedly swerved into her lane while > passing on the right and his trailer caught the bumper. The other > dude claims SWMBO swerved into his lane. Cop arrives but this is > basically a he said she said deal. Supposedly guy later admitted in > front of cop that he did in fact come over on her side and it was his > fault. Cop asks if they want a police report and citations issues, or > if they want to let insurance handle it. Wife opts for no report. I > let wife know as soon as she contacts their insurance, there guy will > say it was her fault. That is exactly what happened. I guess SWMBO > is screwed. Not sure how she will prove fault without a police > report. IMO if he really admitted fault in front of cop, cop would > put that on report, if their was one. I let SWMBO know you ALWAYS > demand a report when it is the other guys fault. She says it was my > fault because she called me to ask and I did not answer. I did not > answer because I was in meetings trying to work. > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] w126 front suspension bushings
I will get quotes from fcp, BH mercedes and Tom H. On Tue, Mar 1, 2022, 5:13 PM dan penoff.com via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > That would be the first place I would check, however, with suppliers like > Lemförder making fewer and fewer of these parts I'm wondering if they're > all still available enough to make up a kit? > > Keep us posted. > > -D > > From: Mercedes on behalf of Karl > Wittnebel via Mercedes > Sent: Tuesday, March 1, 2022 8:04 PM > To: Mercedes Discussion List > Cc: Karl Wittnebel > Subject: [MBZ] w126 front suspension bushings > > Does anyone know of a kit with all the front suspension rubber bits on a > w126? I replaced the control rod bushings on the body side, but the caster > is still way out, so it needs control arm rubber and the rubber on the > front end of the guide rod, and the big subframe rubber bushings. I am > thinking of replacing the rear control arms while I am at it. I did the > front ball joints and shocks already, so no need to get them. > > Maybe fcp? > > Thanks > > On Tue, Mar 1, 2022, 3:50 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > Basically what the story is she was driving in the left and dude with > > trailer was in right lane. He allegedly swerved into her lane while > > passing on the right and his trailer caught the bumper. The other dude > > claims SWMBO swerved into his lane. Cop arrives but this is basically a > > he said she said deal. Supposedly guy later admitted in front of cop > > that he did in fact come over on her side and it was his fault. Cop > > asks if they want a police report and citations issues, or if they want > > to let insurance handle it. Wife opts for no report. I let wife know > > as soon as she contacts their insurance, there guy will say it was her > > fault. That is exactly what happened. I guess SWMBO is screwed. Not > > sure how she will prove fault without a police report. IMO if he really > > admitted fault in front of cop, cop would put that on report, if their > > was one. I let SWMBO know you ALWAYS demand a report when it is the > > other guys fault. She says it was my fault because she called me to ask > > and I did not answer. I did not answer because I was in meetings trying > > to work. > > > > ___ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] w126 front suspension bushings
Rusty did the same for me. Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 1, 2022, at 9:50 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes > wrote: > > I did my 126 a few years ago and I think I told Jabba what I was gonna do > and he just sent the whole deal. Maybe FCP or one of the others could do that > > --FT > Sent from iFōn > >> On Mar 1, 2022, at 8:05 PM, Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes >> wrote: >> >> Does anyone know of a kit with all the front suspension rubber bits on a >> w126? I replaced the control rod bushings on the body side, but the caster >> is still way out, so it needs control arm rubber and the rubber on the >> front end of the guide rod, and the big subframe rubber bushings. I am >> thinking of replacing the rear control arms while I am at it. I did the >> front ball joints and shocks already, so no need to get them. >> >> Maybe fcp? >> >> Thanks >> >>> On Tue, Mar 1, 2022, 3:50 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < >>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>> >>> Basically what the story is she was driving in the left and dude with >>> trailer was in right lane. He allegedly swerved into her lane while >>> passing on the right and his trailer caught the bumper. The other dude >>> claims SWMBO swerved into his lane. Cop arrives but this is basically a >>> he said she said deal. Supposedly guy later admitted in front of cop >>> that he did in fact come over on her side and it was his fault. Cop >>> asks if they want a police report and citations issues, or if they want >>> to let insurance handle it. Wife opts for no report. I let wife know >>> as soon as she contacts their insurance, there guy will say it was her >>> fault. That is exactly what happened. I guess SWMBO is screwed. Not >>> sure how she will prove fault without a police report. IMO if he really >>> admitted fault in front of cop, cop would put that on report, if their >>> was one. I let SWMBO know you ALWAYS demand a report when it is the >>> other guys fault. She says it was my fault because she called me to ask >>> and I did not answer. I did not answer because I was in meetings trying >>> to work. >>> >>> ___ >>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>> >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>> >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>> >>> >> ___ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] w126 front suspension bushings
I did my 126 a few years ago and I think I told Jabba what I was gonna do and he just sent the whole deal. Maybe FCP or one of the others could do that --FT Sent from iFōn > On Mar 1, 2022, at 8:05 PM, Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes > wrote: > > Does anyone know of a kit with all the front suspension rubber bits on a > w126? I replaced the control rod bushings on the body side, but the caster > is still way out, so it needs control arm rubber and the rubber on the > front end of the guide rod, and the big subframe rubber bushings. I am > thinking of replacing the rear control arms while I am at it. I did the > front ball joints and shocks already, so no need to get them. > > Maybe fcp? > > Thanks > >> On Tue, Mar 1, 2022, 3:50 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >> Basically what the story is she was driving in the left and dude with >> trailer was in right lane. He allegedly swerved into her lane while >> passing on the right and his trailer caught the bumper. The other dude >> claims SWMBO swerved into his lane. Cop arrives but this is basically a >> he said she said deal. Supposedly guy later admitted in front of cop >> that he did in fact come over on her side and it was his fault. Cop >> asks if they want a police report and citations issues, or if they want >> to let insurance handle it. Wife opts for no report. I let wife know >> as soon as she contacts their insurance, there guy will say it was her >> fault. That is exactly what happened. I guess SWMBO is screwed. Not >> sure how she will prove fault without a police report. IMO if he really >> admitted fault in front of cop, cop would put that on report, if their >> was one. I let SWMBO know you ALWAYS demand a report when it is the >> other guys fault. She says it was my fault because she called me to ask >> and I did not answer. I did not answer because I was in meetings trying >> to work. >> >> ___ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> >> > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] w126 front suspension bushings
That would be the first place I would check, however, with suppliers like Lemförder making fewer and fewer of these parts I'm wondering if they're all still available enough to make up a kit? Keep us posted. -D From: Mercedes on behalf of Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes Sent: Tuesday, March 1, 2022 8:04 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Cc: Karl Wittnebel Subject: [MBZ] w126 front suspension bushings Does anyone know of a kit with all the front suspension rubber bits on a w126? I replaced the control rod bushings on the body side, but the caster is still way out, so it needs control arm rubber and the rubber on the front end of the guide rod, and the big subframe rubber bushings. I am thinking of replacing the rear control arms while I am at it. I did the front ball joints and shocks already, so no need to get them. Maybe fcp? Thanks On Tue, Mar 1, 2022, 3:50 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Basically what the story is she was driving in the left and dude with > trailer was in right lane. He allegedly swerved into her lane while > passing on the right and his trailer caught the bumper. The other dude > claims SWMBO swerved into his lane. Cop arrives but this is basically a > he said she said deal. Supposedly guy later admitted in front of cop > that he did in fact come over on her side and it was his fault. Cop > asks if they want a police report and citations issues, or if they want > to let insurance handle it. Wife opts for no report. I let wife know > as soon as she contacts their insurance, there guy will say it was her > fault. That is exactly what happened. I guess SWMBO is screwed. Not > sure how she will prove fault without a police report. IMO if he really > admitted fault in front of cop, cop would put that on report, if their > was one. I let SWMBO know you ALWAYS demand a report when it is the > other guys fault. She says it was my fault because she called me to ask > and I did not answer. I did not answer because I was in meetings trying > to work. > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
[MBZ] w126 front suspension bushings
Does anyone know of a kit with all the front suspension rubber bits on a w126? I replaced the control rod bushings on the body side, but the caster is still way out, so it needs control arm rubber and the rubber on the front end of the guide rod, and the big subframe rubber bushings. I am thinking of replacing the rear control arms while I am at it. I did the front ball joints and shocks already, so no need to get them. Maybe fcp? Thanks On Tue, Mar 1, 2022, 3:50 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Basically what the story is she was driving in the left and dude with > trailer was in right lane. He allegedly swerved into her lane while > passing on the right and his trailer caught the bumper. The other dude > claims SWMBO swerved into his lane. Cop arrives but this is basically a > he said she said deal. Supposedly guy later admitted in front of cop > that he did in fact come over on her side and it was his fault. Cop > asks if they want a police report and citations issues, or if they want > to let insurance handle it. Wife opts for no report. I let wife know > as soon as she contacts their insurance, there guy will say it was her > fault. That is exactly what happened. I guess SWMBO is screwed. Not > sure how she will prove fault without a police report. IMO if he really > admitted fault in front of cop, cop would put that on report, if their > was one. I let SWMBO know you ALWAYS demand a report when it is the > other guys fault. She says it was my fault because she called me to ask > and I did not answer. I did not answer because I was in meetings trying > to work. > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
