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UK-Deutsch fifth monthly meet at the 8 Ball Diner on the Northbound A12 Nr. Witham, Essex. Past meets have seen 70+ cars in attendance and as previously trophies are available to best VAG, BMW and Mercedes chosen by the 8 Ball Staff. Photo's from the May meet can be viewed on our forum...

Hi friends, just failed the MOT on my '03 w203 due to excessive play on the offside tracking rod and ball joint. Decided to get both sides replaced: MB stealership estimate £385 excl geometry and Indy says £175 inc basic tracking. should i go with the indy or shop around? by the...

UK-Deutsch all German Meet coming up next friday at the 8 Ball Diner on the Northbound A12 nr Witham, Essex. http://www.8balldine...night-27th-may/ Kicking off around 7:00pm with pleanty of parking, good food and great atmosphere! Trophies available for best BMW, Mercedes and VW/Audi with...

The third UK-Deutsch monthly meet is almost here. Held on the 29th April at the usual venue - The 8 Ball Diner - www.8balldiner.com on the northbound side of the A12 at Witham, Essex from around 7pm The last meet was a huge success with a car park count of 79 at 9pm and we hope to see even...

Hi does anyone know the cost to replace both front ball joints on my w211 E320 cdi they have failed on its mot. Regards tomg

UK-Deutsch Second All German car meet friday 25th March 2011 - last friday of every month thereafter Following the success of our first event we would like to invite you all to our second UK-D meet which will be held at the same venue - the 8 Ball Diner: The 8 Ball Diner | London Road – A12...

Hi all, had the SL for 2 weeks now and I have to say that I never ever thought I would have the privalige of driving such a fantastic car! I'm looking forward to many years of Merc V8 motoring (trouble free hopefully) and will post more often. :bannana: Does anyone take their motors to classic...

Had a MOT advisory notice on both front ones and will need fixing/replacing at some point soon. Now I was reading the forum and user N/B had them done at quite a good independent mercedes garage in london somewhere. However can contact him as I dont have anough posts yet(maybe someone else can...

Hi all, the old merc is going into the garage in the morning with a terrible squeaking noise from the NSF I had thought it was a dry bushing but after some lubrication it still squeaks......reading some posts it sounds like it may be the ball joints................... Can anyone advise as it...

Hi all, After so long I'm back to pick your brains again! Today my local fortune tellers (MOT) have failed my trusty car on a "offside front suspension ball joint" it has excessive play. I know this was caused by a very well placed 14ins deep pot hole that I hit in the dark last weekend...

So yesterday I had my winter tyres fitted on the 201 and on the way home I started getting a horrible noise coming from the front O/S. It sounded like a rubbery graunchy sort of noise when turning the steering wheel. Initially I thought it was a tyre rubbing but concluded that it couldn't be...

Hi guys she failed on MOT becuse of bottom ball joint does this require new arm or just the bottom ball joint??? thanks Chris

Hi all Not a regular poster but here for some help and advice. I have a E320 04 plate that has been squeaking at the front end. I knew it was suspension related and in all probability a dry bush of sorts. This weekend this has turned into a "knock" when turning the wheel and pulling away and...

I just can't help myself...although I have no desire to change the C63 I just felt the need for, well.....a change. I'm sure many of you just know what I mean and I'm some will just think I'm a V8 short of a piston! So, whilst the C63 wasn't in the firing line, this meant my long suffering...

Hi folks, anyone got an idea of how much it would cost for replacing a front lower suspension ball joint? My beloved 230ce has just failed it's MOT - first time in 20+ years and there's me thinking these Mercs were meant to be reliable!!!!! I'd normally take my beloved to a specialist garage...

The title says it all. While fettling my front brakes on the E300TD, I've noticed what appears to be excessive play in the inboard tie rod ball joint on the driver's side. Is this a common problem ? So far, I have not removed the boot. Is there lube in there ? Is this adjustable ? Do they...

The passenger side front seat in my CLK stopped working today - Pushed the switch back and the seat moved forward - pushed the switch forward and nothing happened, it seems to raise and lower ok.... Its now stuck all the way forward!! I have read threads about the motor but it cant be the...

Hello My Dads E320Cdi estate 2003 W211 ?? needs front top and bottom ball joints on both sides. Whats a guide price for this job please as he's asked two specialist so far and the havn't rang him back? Thanks (I did try and PM some garage owners on the forum but they have toooooo...

Just a short translated [so forgive the English!:o] link with pics on how to manufacture your own front suspension arm ball joint press...

My indie says I need a new (front passenger side) ball joint as there is a bit of play in it and it's an MOT failure. He said the part is £149 plus it will take about an hour to change. Isn't £149 a lot just for a ball joint? Seems expensive to me. When I asked him about his he said it's all...