Re: [MBZ] replacing struts on a 201

Jim Cathey wrote: Hey, I'm still looking for a strut to hold my RF wheel vertical on the 190DT. Doesn't have to have damping, just has to not be in two pieces. I would think that shipping on a bad one would be less than attractive. If Kleb has a UPS account, I bet he can ship it to me for a

Re: [MBZ] replacing struts on a 201

Hey, I'm still looking for a strut to hold my RF wheel vertical on the 190DT. Doesn't have to have damping, just has to not be in two pieces. I would think that shipping on a bad one would be less than attractive. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For ne

Re: [MBZ] replacing struts on a 201

You're an Okie - use a cinder block! On Sun, Mar 22, 2009 at 8:45 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: > well, I have one, but I needed it to hold the wheel up on my parts car > > > -- > OK Don > W124 Diesels > KD5NRO > -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL:

Re: [MBZ] replacing struts on a 201

well, I have one, but I needed it to hold the wheel up on my parts car Mitch Haley wrote: Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: Looking at the 201 cd for strut removal, says you need a spring compressor, is that true? Thought somebody here said you didnt need one just to replace the struts. I have the on

Re: [MBZ] replacing struts on a 201

Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: Looking at the 201 cd for strut removal, says you need a spring compressor, is that true? Thought somebody here said you didnt need one just to replace the struts. I have the one that works on what, the 123;s and 126's etc, will the same one work on the 201? Hey, I'

Re: [MBZ] replacing struts on a 201

I got it done, just ended up swapping out one side from one off a parts car. The other side on the parts car didnt seem any better than then one on the car it would have moved to. I think I just had 1 really bad side. Planning on replacing with new soon anyway. Need to do the ball joints ba

Re: [MBZ] replacing struts on a 201

Put the car on jack stands by putting the jack stand in the access hole in the control arm. You will probably have to compress the strut some, but not much. DO NOT leave the control arm hanging free just supported by a floor jack -- if it slips (which is likely, there isn't a flat spot on

Re: [MBZ] replacing struts on a 201

So did you put the car on jack stands, then put a floor jack under the arm and just lower it enough to get the strut out, or I guess you probably didnt even have to lower the jack now that I think about it, strut just unbolts and you can pull it out regardless of control arm position. Jim Cat

Re: [MBZ] replacing struts on a 201

Looking at the 201 cd for strut removal, says you need a spring compressor, is that true? No. Though I have the Klann, and I have replaced both struts in the 190D, I've never had to introduce these two items to each other. Floor jack was the only special tool involved in the strut replacement.

[MBZ] replacing struts on a 201

Looking at the 201 cd for strut removal, says you need a spring compressor, is that true? Thought somebody here said you didnt need one just to replace the struts. I have the one that works on what, the 123;s and 126's etc, will the same one work on the 201? -- Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK