No creaks when going over bumps slowly. The last time I checked, there was no play when I tried moving the top of the wheels from side-to-side.

For some reason, the E420's ball joints are built into the control arms, so you have to replace the whole thing. I read a post where the 140's are so simple--as they all should be. Can't understand why MB did that.

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1993 400E, 256,000 miles (totaled)
1994 E420, 200,000+ miles
1995 E420, 201,000 miles