It took two of us 5 hours working at an amateur pace. As far as details go, there wasn't much to it. Just unbolt and rebolt really. The workshop manual (available online for free now) has what you need for torque specs, etc.
A w126 is another beast. Theres many more bushings and joints to change if you do everything. Theres more to press in and out also. I need to do some minor work on my next week, so I'll let you know how it goes. Heres a parts list I put together for a 86 W126 for a complete rebuild: 1 A 126 330 18 07 Lower Control Arm Left 1 A 126 330 19 07 Lower Conrtol Arm Right 1 A 126 330 06 07 Upper Control Arm Left 1 A 126 330 07 07 Upper Control Arm Right 2 A 116 333 09 27 Ball Joint 2 A 123 330 14 75 Brake rod to Lower Control Arm joint 2 A 126 330 11 35 Brake Support Joint 2 A 126 333 54 14 Subframe bushing Front 2 A 126 333 33 14 Subframe bushing Rear 1 A 126 330 06 88 Bolt Kit 2 A 126 330 00 51 Wheel Bearing Kit 4 A 116 333 40 14 Front Swaybar Bushings 2 A 126 320 08 30 Front Shocks Jaime On Sat, Oct 22, 2011 at 5:51 PM, Rich Thomas < richthomas79td...@constructivity.net> wrote: > How long did it take? I think I need to do mama's 126 ASAP as it is > feeling a bit wobbly. Anybody have any details on that job? > > --R > > > On 10/22/11 5:26 PM, Jaime Kopchinski wrote: > >> Hi Guys, >> We did the front end in a friend's W124 today and I did a write up on my >> website you might enjoy: >> >> http://www.jaimekop.com/2011/**10/w124-front-end-rebuild/<http://www.jaimekop.com/2011/10/w124-front-end-rebuild/> >> >> Jaime >> ______________________________**_________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com >> To search list archives >> http://www.okiebenz.com/**archive/<http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/> >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/**mailman/listinfo/mercedes_**okiebenz.com<http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com> >> >> > ______________________________**_________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives > http://www.okiebenz.com/**archive/<http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/> > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/**mailman/listinfo/mercedes_**okiebenz.com<http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com> > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
