I checked it on the e420 and they were pretty flat. I think you just dont want to have them all the way down.
On Mon, Oct 28, 2019, 4:31 AM Meade Dillon via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Hmmm, I thought the torque of the control arm nuts and bolts was supposed > to be done with the car resting on all four wheels, in "ready to drive" > condition (nothing loaded but full fuel tank and all fluids topped up, > spare tire and tools in place). I think that the rear axles have just a > slight downward angle in this position? > ------------- > Max > Charleston SC > > > On Mon, Oct 28, 2019 at 12:44 AM Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > Yeah, they came out fine. Getting them back in without a compressor is > the > > question. One is supposed to torque all the bolts with the axles > > horizontal; this means all the bushings are holding the control arms up > > when the subframe is bolted back in. If you put the springs in before > > jacking the subframe up, you are now fighting the bushing torque as the > > springs push down on it all. Getting the bolts started is hard > > enough without that. So I bolted the frame in, but now there is no way to > > get the springs back in without a compressor. > > > > On Sun, Oct 27, 2019 at 8:18 PM Curley McLain via Mercedes < > > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > > I thought the rear springs would come out with the car up and the shock > > > unbolted. I know they do with 110 and 123, and I am pretty sure i've > > > done it on the 124. > > > > > > Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes wrote on 10/27/19 9:43 PM: > > > > Is it possible to get these back in without the compressor? I torqued > > > > everything with the subframe on the bench and there is no way I am > > doing > > > > that again, the control arm wont go down all the way even with my > 100lb > > > kid > > > > standing on the hub. I guess I am looking for a compressor tomorrow. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > > 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
