Evenin all,
I've known for quite some time that my gold SD is going to need a replacement lower control arm as its current one has 3-4 holes in it and I didnt quite feel comfortable with just welding them shut and going on with life.
I've decided to replace it with a good used one. The local junkyard had a 420SEL with good arms on it so I had them pull the one I needed and made it out of there for $50.
Now I'm cleaning/stripping and hoping to do some rebuilt work on it.
Tomorrow I'm going to take it up to my shop and see how much they'd want to replace the bushings and the bearing. The 420 had 150k on it but beyond that I dont know much about it and I figured I'd might as well replace the three things that are on it that I could.
I also have to buy a replacement dust shield/guard as the old one was bent/rusted. Phil has it for $35. From the looks of it this gets assembled when the bearing gets installed.
I have a few questions if anyone is reading:
1) Can the rear bearing be done with the arm off the car?
2) Should I paint the arm before or after I have bushings/bearing replaced?
Here's several pictures for posterity, you never know when someone needs a good picture of a part:
