I still have the lower ball joints too, The upper control arm is the one that goes bad.
When I stopped by MBI Motors, the largest indy dealing with Mercedes around here, one of the mechs told me that the lower ball joints tend to go out before the uppers since they are more susceptible to having torn boots. Oil gets out, water gets in, then the rust and the groaning starts (like mine's doing on the passenger's side right now). The UCA bushings weren't brought up, but I'm going to have them inspect all of the front end components along with the rotors and wheel bearings while it's on the rack since it must all be removed to get the ball joint off. Kevin in Portland, OR 1983 300SD 267Kmi, Ursula _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com 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://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
