Removing and replacing front lower control arm on the W124 (part 2)
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- Опубліковано 5 січ 2024
- Welcome to part 2 of removing and replacing the FRONT lower control arms on a W124. In this case, my 1987 300D.
If you haven't already seen part 1, check it out here:
• Removing and replacing...
I had tried to replace the bushings and ball joint on the existing control arm and that did not work out. I ended up ordering an already complete part from FCP Euro. Part numbers 124-330-30-07 (Left) and 124-330-31-07 (Right). Roughly $450 USD shipped.
Almost everything went OK. The only snag I ran into was on the right side, I broke the top stud for the sway bar bushing. Since it's welded onto the control arm, I had to drill out the broken piece and put a bolt through.
Watch 'till the end (or skip to the end) for a surprise 😁 - Авто та транспорт
Apologies for the duck face thing near the end 😂 I thought I had oil all over my face... but turns out, just need a good shave LOL 🤣
I'd take the old to a shop and have them press the bushings in and keep as a backup. You already have the ball joints in. When I did mine the hardest part was the spring. I did not have to remove the brake, knuckle or the shock - it definitely will ride much better. Any oil on rubber will eat it alive. Great job! 😃
Great job! Be sure to get that alignment soon or it will eat front tires fast. As an aside, I would like to see you wear safety glasses more often, especially when working under the car, or with power tools, or even with that spring compressor.
Thank you! 🙂 And because of your comment, I just went and got a great set of safety glasses by Milwaukee tools
I'm the fan. Great video. Can you tel me what brand is the control arms you got? Thank you
Hi! Glad you like it 🙂 The parts are Lemforder brand and I got them from FCP Euro online. The original Mercedes-Benz part is no longer available ☹
Thank you for your reply. I will put one on my pretty soon and hopefully go as smoothly as you.
One more question: How many hours did it take you to do it on one side? 🔩🔧🧰
@@lekubaka great question! On one side, it took me roughly 5 hours, start to finish. Getting car on jack stands, removing the strut (shock), compressing/removing spring, then taking out the control arm. It could definitely be done faster - it was my first time doing this job, I was taking my time with music on and recording videos as I went. Probably 30 minutes or so was spent looking for tools I misplaced 😂 Second side went a little faster- maybe 3 hours (car was already jacked up). As shown in the video, I overtorqued the sway bar bushing and had to drill out a hole, find a bolt/nut, which ate up some time.
Love what you are doing! I'm going to master my w124 soon. Thank you for sharing.@@bsclifton