W124 Front Wishbone Bushes???

[grober]

Both of mine have cams on the bolts & under the nuts to adjust both camber and castor, I'd have thought all 124's had these from factory.......??

I think Nick was referring to the " welded in" ball joints rather than the inner bushes

 

[WDB124066]

Oh, I see.

Anyway if you are getting new bolts it's a good idea IMHO to the cam ones where possible.

 

[Olivier]

wrong! why do you need to do the camber? He's looking at the replacement, there is no camber to do there.
Indyz12 why or how did you come out with such wrong info?

Oopss... look like WDB124066 has the need of cam bolt?
then maybe you need those eccentric bolt? Better ask the stealer with you chassis number first.

 

[WDB124066]

Oopss... look like WDB124066 has the need of cam bolt?
then maybe you need those eccentric bolt? Better ask the stealer with you chassis number first.

They were factory fitted to both cars, I am happy to have them, maybe MB made a change later in production, maybe the earlier cars didn't have them.......??

 

[Olivier]

I trully don't know? As when I search for the bolts they were saying the eccentric are the same for the w210 and w124, I then thought it'll be the same set up and that the regular bolts were factory fitted first?
Better let the OP look at his bolts like you did. You pictures are great too, you can see clearly, this is usefull.
Its a wee odd that they fitted those right away as its more adjustement they have to do when building the car? no?
I am happy to have the regular tho, no adjustement needed here.

 

[Rob77]

They were factory fitted to both cars, I am happy to have them, maybe MB made a change later in production, maybe the earlier cars didn't have them.......??

Isn't that because your cars are Sportline though?

 

[WDB124066]

Could very well be, I don't have any experience with other 124's so I really don't know to be honest.

 

[Ian B Walker]

I think you will find that most Mercedes up to 1999 have adjustable wishbones. All the 201, 124, 140 and 126's have eccentric bolts on the inner part of the wishbone. Sportline, normal. Doesn't matter.

 

[bolide]

I think Nick was referring to the " welded in" ball joints rather than the inner bushes

You're right, I was. I meant to say fixed balljoints

So, E320s have fixed, non-replaceable balljoints. All other models, ordinary and sports chassis, have replaceable balljoints

As ever with W124s, there will be exceptions to this rule

While we're at it, some E320 Estates with sports chassis - but not all, I suspect - have vented rear discs. Even when ordering by chassis number from Mercedes it is possible to get the wrong part

Nick Froome