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W202 track rod end

dan1w

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Went out to change a track rod end on my w202 today. Luckily the bolt came off easily, but after hours of hitting the ball joint with a seperator, club hammer, pry bar and copious amounts of WD40 I couldn't get the bloody thing off and eventually had to give up due to darkness.

Has anyone used the Mercedes special tool (202 589 02 33 00) on a seized ball joint before? I'm wondering whether it'd be worth trying it or am I just going to have the same problem because it's stuck. Don't really want to have to drive to the dealership with the track rod end as it is at the moment.

Also, if anyone has done this job before can you remember what way around the track rod end should be? On the 202 it has the threaded part and bolt uppermost with the ball joint below the steering knuckle. On my previous car it was the other way up and EPC shows the joint the opposite way around as well, I'm hoping someone hasn't put the thing in upside down previously.

Cheers,

Dan
 
It is upside down then, oh dear. It makes it harder to whack it out and the bodywork also gets in the way of the ball joint splitter.

Anybody experience of the merc puller tool?
 
Actually, I think the EPC shows it the wrong way around. I found a diagram on WIS that showed it the same way as on my car.
 

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