I rent the ball joint press for $35.00
Rusty Cullens
BuyMBparts, Inc.
Tel 1-800-741-5252
Fax 770-454-9745
- Original Message -
From: LarryT l02tur...@comcast.net
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Thursday, March 12, 2009 2:09 PM
Subject: [MBZ] Ball Joint
fee - but I'll *get* him next
time!!
Thx agn -
Take care
LarryT
- Original Message -
From: Rusty Cullens ru...@buymbparts.com
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Thursday, March 12, 2009 2:19 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Ball Joint Replacement
I rent the ball joint press
- Original Message - From: Rusty Cullens ru...@buymbparts.com
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Thursday, March 12, 2009 2:19 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Ball Joint Replacement
I rent the ball joint press for $35.00
Rusty Cullens
BuyMBparts, Inc.
Tel 1-800-741-5252
Fax
I can vouch to that as well. you have to remove the lower spring seat to gain
access to the bolt securing it.
BTW replacing all the rubber/bushings/ball joints/tie rod ends etc makes the
car handle SWEET... like a new barge :)
-j.
-- Original message --
From: Peter
Of Peter Frederick
Sent: Thursday, February 22, 2007 10:17 PM
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Ball Joint Replacement (John Kevin)
Very rarely the track rod (aka brake support rod) BEARING on the
control arm will go bad. Requires removal of the control arm to fix
I only changed one, the other appears to be fine. Not a bad job, the
Harbor Freight ball joint tool and some spacers did the trick.
The main reason for not changing the ball joint alone is that the
control arm bushings are often gone as well, and replacing them is
problematic (they are
Should be able to replace both ball joints in under 2 hours. The
ball joint itself is about $20 from Rusty. Maybe another 2 hours of
labor for the alignment if they are thorough. If your mechanic
charges $75/hr, then you're looking at $340 when all is said and
done. $800 is ridiculous.
