Re: [MBZ] More 124 Rear Suspension Spring Link Fun

2010-11-29 Thread Dillon, Meade M CIV SPAWARSYSCEN-ATLANTIC, 53310
: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com on behalf of OK Don Sent: Wed 11/24/2010 7:39 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List 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

Re: [MBZ] More 124 Rear Suspension Spring Link Fun

2010-11-29 Thread OK Don
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

[MBZ] More 124 Rear Suspension Spring Link Fun

2010-11-24 Thread Dillon, Meade M CIV SPAWARSYSCEN-ATLANTIC, 53310
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

Re: [MBZ] More 124 Rear Suspension Spring Link Fun

2010-11-24 Thread Dieselhead
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

Re: [MBZ] More 124 Rear Suspension Spring Link Fun

2010-11-24 Thread Dillon, Meade M CIV SPAWARSYSCEN-ATLANTIC, 53310
List 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

Re: [MBZ] More 124 Rear Suspension Spring Link Fun

2010-11-24 Thread OK Don
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