SilverSaloon
MB Enthusiast
- Joined
- Mar 16, 2004
- Messages
- 7,758
- Car
- 1994 W124 E300D Estate, 1985 R107 280SL
Hi
My green 1994 W124 has suffered over the past couple of years due to me having other things to focus my time/efforts on.
However it now feels truly like an old banger. Whereas my wife's identical car feels much better and solid feeling. Its a shame but I have also even thought about breaking the car for parts and going with a new one. However I'm attached to the car now, and all my labour is free. It would probably be scrapped if anyone else owned it due to the amount of work needed.
I've done:
- replaced the 3 diff mounts
- replaced suspension spheres and renewed fluid
- secured exhaust better and now fully clears body (was banging before)
- rear hub carrier bushes
I plan to:
- replace rear subframe front mounts
- replace all 4 front ARB bushes
- replace gearbox mount
- replace rear coil springs
- replace steering shock absorber
I've checked and consider these "ok":
- rear ARB mounts look OK and bolts looks scarily rusty so dont want to sheer them off trying to replace for no reason
- rear-rear subframe mounts - look ok and also look rusty!
- all arms on all hubs, no play
- front balljoints (were replaced with genuine MB parts about 3 years ago) so probably okay
- front springs are genuine so keen to keep these, although replaced these on other W124 with pattern springs with good results - the old ones had sagged.
- rear propshaft donut looks OK. I've got a Q-DRIVE replacement - not sure whether to fit it or not....?
anything else I could/should do that might make it feel a bit nicer to drive again?
In addition i plan to replace all the fluids in the car including power steering fluid.
thanks!
Derek
My green 1994 W124 has suffered over the past couple of years due to me having other things to focus my time/efforts on.
However it now feels truly like an old banger. Whereas my wife's identical car feels much better and solid feeling. Its a shame but I have also even thought about breaking the car for parts and going with a new one. However I'm attached to the car now, and all my labour is free. It would probably be scrapped if anyone else owned it due to the amount of work needed.
I've done:
- replaced the 3 diff mounts
- replaced suspension spheres and renewed fluid
- secured exhaust better and now fully clears body (was banging before)
- rear hub carrier bushes
I plan to:
- replace rear subframe front mounts
- replace all 4 front ARB bushes
- replace gearbox mount
- replace rear coil springs
- replace steering shock absorber
I've checked and consider these "ok":
- rear ARB mounts look OK and bolts looks scarily rusty so dont want to sheer them off trying to replace for no reason
- rear-rear subframe mounts - look ok and also look rusty!
- all arms on all hubs, no play
- front balljoints (were replaced with genuine MB parts about 3 years ago) so probably okay
- front springs are genuine so keen to keep these, although replaced these on other W124 with pattern springs with good results - the old ones had sagged.
- rear propshaft donut looks OK. I've got a Q-DRIVE replacement - not sure whether to fit it or not....?
anything else I could/should do that might make it feel a bit nicer to drive again?
In addition i plan to replace all the fluids in the car including power steering fluid.
thanks!
Derek