- Joined
- Feb 22, 2010
- Messages
- 5,678
- Location
- Stirling, Scotland
- Car
- E55 AMG W211, E250 Sport W212, (and some Imps)
Hi folks
Checked the W211 out at the weekend as it's due an MOT next month.
Few things wrong at the front, upper/lower ball joints, track control arm, and track rod ends (mixture of wobbly joints & burst gators).
Went ahead today and replaced the offending parts, upper ball joints, control arms, lower ball joints (used a C clamp from ebay to push the lower ball joints out and new ones in).
Total cost of parts about £180 from our local factors and about 4 hours to do the job.
I was a little worried about the camber alignment with the new control arm but these just bolted straight on with no adjustment needed.
Kept a close eye on the track rod ends to get these back on in the same place, will get alignment done after MOT.
Only other thing we found was a worn out protective cover plate behind the off side front disc (secured with some washers) and a broken exhaust hanger (fabricated new one & welded on).
Here's hoping it passes its MOT, will be nice to have a nice new MOT having not shelled out several hundred pounds, update to follow.
Checked the W211 out at the weekend as it's due an MOT next month.
Few things wrong at the front, upper/lower ball joints, track control arm, and track rod ends (mixture of wobbly joints & burst gators).
Went ahead today and replaced the offending parts, upper ball joints, control arms, lower ball joints (used a C clamp from ebay to push the lower ball joints out and new ones in).
Total cost of parts about £180 from our local factors and about 4 hours to do the job.
I was a little worried about the camber alignment with the new control arm but these just bolted straight on with no adjustment needed.
Kept a close eye on the track rod ends to get these back on in the same place, will get alignment done after MOT.
Only other thing we found was a worn out protective cover plate behind the off side front disc (secured with some washers) and a broken exhaust hanger (fabricated new one & welded on).
Here's hoping it passes its MOT, will be nice to have a nice new MOT having not shelled out several hundred pounds, update to follow.