Having recently completed a flawless R/R of a pair of spheres/ balls/ accumulators on my 1985 300TD wagon, I feel qualified at the very least to share a beer with you guys when you're done.
On Sun, Oct 23, 2011 at 11:56 AM, Dimitri Seretakis <dsereta...@yahoo.com>wrote: > Wow that was awesome! > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Oct 23, 2011, at 7:46 AM, Jaime Kopchinski <jaime...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I did this job two years ago on my uncle's 84 300TD. Photos without a > writeup are here: > http://images.jaimekop.com/2009_09_01_Front_End_Rebuild/ > > I've never had good luck with the LCA bushings, in this case the arm was > pretty corroded where the bushing seats, so I decided to replace the arms > completely. I'm not sure if this is the norm or an exception. There is a > tool to R&R the bushings which is pretty reasonable that I'd like to buy > next time around. > > I like Rich's idea to use a ball peen hammer... > > Jaime > > > On Sat, Oct 22, 2011 at 6:38 PM, Dimitri Seretakis <dsereta...@yahoo.com > >wrote: > > With all this talk on front end rebuilds in the air this is a good time to > ask. I'm planning a front end rebuild on my 82 240D next weekend with the > assistance of a friend and possibly Andrew if he can get away from > squashing > around:) I've never done this. I bought all the parts from Rusty. I > splurged > and bought the proper Klann spring compressor. I'm dreading the removal and > pressing in of the steering knuckle and pressing in and flaring of the LCA > bushings and aluminum sleeve. Do any of you have some words of wisdom > regarding this job? > _______________________________________ > 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 > > _______________________________________ > 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 > _______________________________________ > 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 > _______________________________________ 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