Steering dampner
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I replaced mine about a 1.5 years ago and it definitely tightened up the steering feel! They are only about 65-70 bucks so its definitely worth fixing if its going out or leaking.
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The steering damper will help. However, if you're looking for that 'rock solid' feeling check your LCA bushings. Mine were bad in my CLK55 at just 30K miles. I replaced mine with polyurethane bushings (both were only about a hundred bucks).
Extremely sure-footed after this mod.
Extremely sure-footed after this mod.
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LCA bushings
I will definitely be checking those out... is this a DIY too? or how hard are they to remove and install new ones?
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The steering damper will help. However, if you're looking for that 'rock solid' feeling check your LCA bushings. Mine were bad in my CLK55 at just 30K miles. I replaced mine with polyurethane bushings (both were only about a hundred bucks).
Extremely sure-footed after this mod.
Extremely sure-footed after this mod.
The only reason i mentioned this is cause, i just spent $400 parts and labor on replacing my two front wheel bearings. They were completely shot and noisy. The high quality bearings itself cost like $50 per side, the labor is the crazy part. Most reputable shops will charge just under $500 for that type of work. And while my car was up on the rack, they told me that i NEED to get both my ball joints and Lower Control Arm bushings all replaced.
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Sorry for the long info, just thought that you might want to know.
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Link to poly bushings on ebay (there may be other sellers as well - this is where I got them from):
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Merce...Q5fAccessories
Last edited by Chappy; 01-05-2009 at 07:29 AM.
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