124 made a huge improvement to the ARB (anti-roll bar) aka torsion bar. It now runs down low across the front of the suspension, super easy to R&R for bushings or whatever. The only downside is the two brackets that hold the bar to the front body members are prone to cracking and breaking. ------------- Max Charleston SC
On Thu, Oct 24, 2019 at 9:31 AM MG via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Also if it is at all like the 123, make sure to > look at the torsion bar bushings on the firewall. > If they are loose then the upper control arms will > tend to move horizontally since the torsion bar > acts as a front to back control for them. Found > that out when I finally replaced them on the TD > and saw how much of a difference it made in the > front end control and quieted a clunking noise > when putting on the brakes and going over some > bumps. Yes those bushings were that loose. Almost > 1/8" of play in there. Hadn't wanted to do them > because I figure it would be a pain in the butt. > It was, but well worth it given the results. > > MG > > Max Dillon via Mercedes wrote: > > Thanks! > > > > Max Dillon > > Charleston SC > > > > Wed Oct 23 21:17:23 EDT 2019 Peter Frederick via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com>: > > > >> Jack up the wheel, lock the brakes, and apply significant force on the > lug bolts with a wrench. Any movement in the bushings other that plain > rotation will indicate wear. This works well for the rear links too, by the > way. > >> > >> Crack in the rubber bushings or obvious dislocation from center or > wobbly steering not due to ball joints or tie rod ends (or drag link > bushings) are also an indication they are bad. > >> _______________________________________ > >> 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 > > > > > > _______________________________________ > 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
