brauhaus313

I have installed the fluted camber/caster adjustment bolts on my E430 after replacing the front LCA bushings, but I can't manage a leverage point from where I generate enough force to push the control arm inwards towards the center of the car with a prybar. The arm just wiggles from bushing play, but the position does not change. Pushing the control arm outwards is easy enough as there is a readily available leverage point.

If someone here is familiar with how the arms are brought in to reduce negative camber and caster I would appreciate some direction as to how it is done.

Plutoe

it is all spelled out in detail within MB WIS, subscribe or go to ebay for a copy

raymond g-

happened to have these in my notes...in case any of it helps

https://nemigaparts.com/cat_spares/e...65/45p/35/075/
http://www.benzworld.org/forums/w210...1999-w210.html
http://www.benzworld.org/forums/w210...s-install.html
http://forums.mbworld.org/forums/sho...d.php?t=189412

brauhaus313

Thank you raymond g-

E63007

If you have Airmatic, you need to deflate. Otherwise, if you need to push in the tire to reduce negative Camber, you may need a helper to push it in while you line up the nubs in the Control Arm with the Flutes of the "Crash" Bolt. Or you could try to McGyver it and use a rope around the Tire and your shoulder using your legs to push away from the jack stand while you line up those nubs!!

Polo35m

Maybe there is a difference between Euro and US spec W221s but these bolts slide right out by gently pushing the steering rack boot out of the way. Absolutely love those pics! I have a friend who is an executive for a tire company we were talking....ideally if you had a car that had 90 degrees of camber on all four corners your tires would wear evenly and you could easily get three to four years out of them but camber is a necessary evil for handling. I remember in high school my first car was an MG midget with a rigid rear end ... the back tires would last years whereas the fronts would maybe last a year at the most because of excessive negative camber.