If the boots are torn, the ball joint needs to be replaced. If it tore and you noticed it right away you might be able to get away with just doing boots but if it's now making noise, it's already damaged.
Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 11, 2017, at 6:44 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > I’m going to inspect everything closely today. I’m thinking that if the LCA > bushings are decent and the lower ball joint is tight, I”m going to just do > the upper control arm and replace the boots on the lower ball joints and call > it done. > > I’ve driven the car maybe 100 miles so far over all sorts of road conditions > and there’s no front end weirdness that I can identify. Just last night the > right lower ball joint started making some tiny little noises during turns, > which I suspect is probably due to a lack of lubrication as the boots are > totally shot on both. I can get boot kits from MB for maybe $15/each, so > that would mean I would just have to separate the ball joint to install then > button everything back up. > > Can the HF separator handle these, or do I have to have the MB tool? > > Thanks all, > > -D > > > _______________________________________ > http://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 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
