dowser81

Hello guys I'm hoping someone can help. When replacing my e320 rear brake pads I noticed the top of the rear spring brace/cups were pretty rusty and need replacing I have seen plenty on replacing the front spring cups but nothing for the rear surely there must be another car out there who has had the same problem. Hopefully someone can help as I have searched and found nothing im hoping theres a replacement panel i can cut out the cups/braces and then weld onto my car after i have removed the rusty old ones.

raymond g-

try checking the suspension STICKY over on Benzworld. i recall several DIY with photos

dowser81

Thanks for your reply Raymond been on that forum and all the rest of the mercedes forums there is plenty of people changed the front spring perch but cant find nothing on the rear anywhere. Its no big problem as i will just eventually modify the front perch replacement part to suit the rear weld it in place and beef it up again and be done with it.

raymond g-

i've seen vendor selling them (aftermarket). and though they may be for front,
i dont see the technique in cutting and welding them much different than rear.

check http://forums.mercedesclub.org.uk/ forum, also http://www.mbca.org/forum

dowser81

totally agree Raymond a job im looking forward to really, a good coating of zinc weld through primer before welding both surfaces will be the order of the day as well i reckon.

raymond g-

are you a Swedish native, born and raised....and do they really use "reckon" in speaking? curious

renault12ts

Don't know about Sweden Raymond...but in Scotland I reckon they probably do...as we do in Ireland.

renault12ts

Duplicate

raymond g-

i reckon i should get out from behind my keyboard more

Old English (ge)recenian ‘recount, relate’; related to Dutch rekenen and German rechnen ‘to count (up).’ Early senses included ‘give an account of items received’ and ‘mention things in order,’ which gave rise to the notion of ‘calculation’ and hence of ‘coming to a conclusion.’

230TErry

That just made me laugh English is such a mad language as Eisenhower or someone said two countrys seperated buy the same language (spot the mistake!)

renault12ts

Just the one?