[MBZ] 124 Control Arm Bushings

[John Peterson]

I brought  my '91 300D 2.5 74k miles in to the dealer to diagnose a slight 
clunking sound in the front end over uneven pavement.  They say the noise is 
the control arm bushings, which sounds reasonable, but they say that they 
have to change the ball joints, that it is "all one piece".  Total price for 
job, $900 including 4 wheel alignment.  I didn't want to let them do the 
work until I had a second opinion.

Is this true that they have to change the ball joints along with the control 
arm bushings?  They said the ball joints had no play at all in them.

John Peterson
Kingston RI 1991 300D 2.5 74k