: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com on behalf of OK Don
Sent: Wed 11/24/2010 7:39 PM
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Subject: Re: [MBZ] More 124 Rear Suspension Spring Link Fun
Are you refering to the inner or outer bushing? Are you replacing both of
them? Mine has 350,000 miles - and will be starting
I hope to need it before then, but I don't have the parts yet -
I'll write up what I find when I do it.
On Mon, Nov 29, 2010 at 8:50 PM, Dillon, Meade M CIV SPAWARSYSCEN-ATLANTIC,
53310 meade.m.dil...@navy.mil wrote:
Inner bushings; outer bushings are actually pressed into the wheel
124 Fans,
Tonight I took the rear suspension spring links (for '95 E300) to a shop
to have the old inner bushings pressed out and new pressed in. We found
that the spring link sleeve that holds the bushing seems to be tapered,
so that pressing in the new bushing would be much easier when
I am just guessing, but i think as manufactured, there was no taper.
But I doubt you will notice if you reuse the tapered LCA (Spring link)
124 Fans,
Tonight I took the rear suspension spring links (for '95 E300) to a shop
to have the old inner bushings pressed out and new pressed in. We
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Subject: Re: [MBZ] More 124 Rear Suspension Spring Link Fun
I am just guessing, but i think as manufactured, there was no taper.
But I doubt you will notice if you reuse the tapered LCA (Spring link)
124 Fans,
Tonight I took the rear suspension spring links (for '95 E300) to a
shop to have
Are you refering to the inner or outer bushing? Are you replacing both of
them? Mine has 350,000 miles - and will be starting this job when the new
bushings arrive (Rusty - they're NOT here yet!).
On Wed, Nov 24, 2010 at 7:33 AM, Dillon, Meade M CIV SPAWARSYSCEN-ATLANTIC,
53310