I've just finished doing one (of the two) in Ethelred, the '82 380 SL. They were both bad and you could rattle the wheels back and forth when jacked up. (Chunka-chunka.) It's been worrying me, and I finally got time to address it.
It's actually not that hard, a 4" grinder is the secret weapon. A carbide burr in the Dremel helped out. It can be done on a jack with no more disassembly of the front end than removing the brake caliper. (And that only for clearance.) Then it all just bolts back together. It took me about four hours, I expect to halve that on the other one. I used the TRW bolt-on joint, the official procedure is to replace the upper control arm, at a significantly greater expense and with a lot more trouble. Full story: http://userweb.windwireless.net/~jimc/SL2log.html#2Oct2008 -- Jim _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
