tonyw
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anyone fitted front springs on a W210 are there special tools needed or can they be fitted without.
Dieselman
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Ideally you will need a special spring compressor which will operate without fouling the lower wishbone.
tonyw
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thanks dieselman
thought that would be the case is there a way without useing the spring compressor.
don't want to pay the dealer big bucks to change these.
thought that would be the case is there a way without useing the spring compressor.
don't want to pay the dealer big bucks to change these.
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**This could be risky, be VERY careful.**
Drive the car onto ramps and release the bottom shock absorber bolt. Then using normal spring compressors just to hold the tension of the spring, jack the car until both front wheels hang. You may need to release the anti roll bar link for extra travel. This will probably give enough space for the spring to come out without too much tension on it.
I've never tried this on a MB but sucessfully used an adaptation of this method to change a lower wishbone, on a Vauxhall with a similar suspension setup by using washing line instead of compressors
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I was young, poor and you only live once.
You need the spring to be under the minimum tension for safety.
Drive the car onto ramps and release the bottom shock absorber bolt. Then using normal spring compressors just to hold the tension of the spring, jack the car until both front wheels hang. You may need to release the anti roll bar link for extra travel. This will probably give enough space for the spring to come out without too much tension on it.
I've never tried this on a MB but sucessfully used an adaptation of this method to change a lower wishbone, on a Vauxhall with a similar suspension setup by using washing line instead of compressors
.I was young, poor and you only live once.
You need the spring to be under the minimum tension for safety.
bolide
MB Enthusiast
Cheap spring replacement
Of course there's a cheap way, but it involves potential loss of limbs, head and subsequent death
I'd have thought that the sensible move would be to use an independent specialist to do this. I had the springs & balljoints done on my W124 recently and it was cheap enough that I wouldn't even consider doing it at home
Nick Froome
www.w124.co.uk
tonyw said:
Of course there's a cheap way, but it involves potential loss of limbs, head and subsequent death
I'd have thought that the sensible move would be to use an independent specialist to do this. I had the springs & balljoints done on my W124 recently and it was cheap enough that I wouldn't even consider doing it at home
Nick Froome
www.w124.co.uk
