Changed front lower control arms..
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Changed front lower control arms..
I had my car at TTM's shop this morning and we changed out my front lower control arms or strut arms as Mercedes calls them.
With the right tools and skills it's a no brainer job. We had the car rolling off the lift in about an hour and twenty minutes.
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I have not had a chance to drive the car for more than 2 minutes so far, but from what I can tell you the steering feels very smooth from one extreme to the other and any kinds of noises, thuds, etc... have been eliminated from the front. Also feels like the car reacts better to braking.
You are looking at $248/ea for the control arms, $28/ea for the mounting parts kit and about 2 to 3 hours of labor.
I can take some photos if anyone's interested.
With the right tools and skills it's a no brainer job. We had the car rolling off the lift in about an hour and twenty minutes.
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I have not had a chance to drive the car for more than 2 minutes so far, but from what I can tell you the steering feels very smooth from one extreme to the other and any kinds of noises, thuds, etc... have been eliminated from the front. Also feels like the car reacts better to braking.
You are looking at $248/ea for the control arms, $28/ea for the mounting parts kit and about 2 to 3 hours of labor.
I can take some photos if anyone's interested.
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E90 N54 & W251
Which part did you replace, the LCA or the arm strut? There's upper (wishbone looking) and lower control arm. Then there's the other arm that's called "strut". The LCAs are also called "transverse". If you have pics, I'd love to see them. Thanks!
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I went to MB to get ball joints, came back and found out I really needed the control arms and not the ball joints... so I got the control arms from good ol' MBUSA.
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Which Lower Control arms did you get?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Merce...lenotsupported
or these?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Merce...lenotsupported
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Merce...lenotsupported
or these?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Merce...lenotsupported
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Also, I am changing these on monday: http://jbrlsr.com/?aid=5336118859&bi...lenotsupported I am using MB parts though.
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That's them.. but damn those prices are higher than MB's prices at the dealership.
Also, I am changing these on monday: http://jbrlsr.com/?aid=5336118859&bi...lenotsupported I am using MB parts though.
Also, I am changing these on monday: http://jbrlsr.com/?aid=5336118859&bi...lenotsupported I am using MB parts though.
Yes the black ones are the main control arms, wait till you change them and you will feel big difference in the suspension I beilive.
I have 86k on the car and still smooth w/out any noise for 2 years and 46k
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Stand by... Looks like Tuesday. It's getting done in Westchester maybe you can meet me in Queens somewhere and take it for a spin?
It's also getting an alignment and I'm chainging out the ball joints.
It's also getting an alignment and I'm chainging out the ball joints.
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mercedez benz s430 4matic
hey guys i took the car to the dealer to change lower control arms is was charge 1800 for the job but the thing is it has the same problem as before but not all the time i try calling them and explain it to them but the answer they gave me is to bring in but i have to pay for the check up which is 115 dollars per hour what should i do to resolve this problem?
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2002 C230
I have an 02 C230 Kompressor and was told that I need a lower control arm. I've been looking for a DIY for this but can't seen to find it on this forum. It looks like just a few bolts but I'm not sure. You any of you know how hard of a job this is?
