W123 has shock absorbers at the front so there is no struct mounts. Ball joints on W201/W124 wear out fairly quick compared to W123 in my experience.
Tan --- Lee Levitt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > And another...upper strut mounts. Got one groaning > right now. > > Lee > '93 300D 2.5 180K > > > > On Tue Dec 20 20:16:32 PST 2005, Peter Frederick > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > The other cause of creaks and groan is track rod > bushings. > > > > Ball joints squeal, creak, or groan while turning, > whether the > > car is moving or not. Thumps, creaks, or groans > from the front > > end going over bumps or while braking are usually > track rod > > bushings. > > > > Turn the wheel side to side while listening -- if > you get the > > same creak, it's ball joints for sure. If it ONLY > happens while > > turning and braking, or only when applying brakes, > it's more > > likely track rob bushings on the body end. Lift > the rubber boot, > > when they are bad you can tell they have > separated. > > > > Bad ball joints need to be replaced pronto. > > > > Peter > > > > > _______________________________________ > 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://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net >
