struts

Hi All again, just got my two rear spring coils replaced by a main dealer (2003 e320 cdi saloon) and they now tell me that both front Torque Thrust arms and both lower ball joints need replacing. asap. They have quoted just over £700. Does that seem a resonable price? Can anyone advise me...

Just to warn you all with 209 cab's. I have seen a spate of leaking roof struts and pipes. The problem can go un-noticed easily until one day the roof won't go back up as the hydralic fluid has leaked out. It is not somthing unusual or unheard of but i just seem to be seeing a few. The...

Any tips tricks? Anything else worth changeing while im there? Anything thats likely to brake? Any essential tools that im not likely to have? Cheers!!! Greg

As the title says I have just replaced and repaired my leaking front struts on my W220 S500 but now there still seems to be problems. I always thought that the pump came on to often (not that I know how much times it should come on). The problems are (i) the pump still comes on every time I...

Following on from the various posts regarding broken springs etc is there any special tools required to split the front strut. There's a video about showing this done on a C55 and they show a special "socket" that fits the top of the strut.

Was looking underneath the 98 SLK I'm driving at the moment and there are 2 diagonal struts going acroos the underneath of the car which seem to start from underneath the boot area and forward diagonally which look very rusty. What are these struts? Are they prone to rust and are they expensive...

I am now the proud owner of new struts, the existing ones having gone a bit weak 'n feeble. Covered by Service Plus so what do I care, other than to wonder if this is this a common problem on the S211 Estate?

Does anyone have any idea whether a pair of gas struts for the tailgate will break the bank? A quick google turned up a place that will re-gass the old ones http://www.sgs-engineering.com/gas-struts/re-gas.php I imagine that if there is a company doing business re-gassing them then they...

Tailgate Struts replacement W124 Just changed out the gas struts for the rear tailgate on my 1988 W124 estate. :) The Stealers thought it would be about a two-three hour job costing £££!! It took about 1.5 hours and its a very straightforward job, but i know it generally percieved as a...

Has anyone fitted new gas struts for the rear tailgate on a TE? I'm looking for some fitting advice, they seem to be inside the bodywork & I don't want to start investigating if someone knows the best way to do em'. Thanks