W204 wheel alignment woes at Kw**fit
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Petrol Pete
Hardcore MB Enthusiast
What Jobsworth said post #7 in picture form. They call it a crash bolt in the USA , I suppose once a pranged car is kicked straight and re sprayed the slotted bolt gives the repairer some leeway when setting the alignment.
The bolts are widely available and easy to change. A slotted bolt will easily take care of the 0.57' you need .
Shown on a w211 here, but it’s exactly that on the lower arms. Nice find
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I would also make sure that the arm that has been fitted is a Lemforder or genuine. Some of the copies are not made correctly and therefore have the incorrect geometry.
Petrol Pete
Hardcore MB Enthusiast
Iv done them (twice) on my C55 , my car has non slotted bolts , I just put them back in the same place both times , no issues. I do have slotted bolts in stock , bought 'just in case' .
Why replaced twice you ask ? Noticed worn ones near MOT time , could not source Lemforder in time so banged Febi on . They lasted OK (ish) but when replacing struts and springs I noticed one was worn.
Got Lemforder on now. Buy cheap ...buy twice
