PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum - View Single Post - w124 front torsion bar bushings ... car up or down?

jay_bob · #2 10-02-2013, 07:07 AM

I think the FSM warning is for the workshop. If someone tries to change the sway bar with the car on a hoist, the suspension will be unloaded and the bar will be under tension.

I did mine a few months ago.

When both wheels are sitting on the ground the torsion bar is neutral and not under any tension.

If you raise one side and put it up on stands that causes the bar to twist. That would make it difficult, if not dangerous, to loosen the brackets.

I believe we used ramps for better access and to keep the front suspension in the neutral state. The bar is not under any load when both wheels are at the same level on the ramps as this puts the LCAs in the same relative position and in the "ready to drive state".

I loosened all 4 brackets, dropped the bar out, changed the rubber donuts, and bolted everything back in.

Just don't confuse the "inners" and the "outers", they are different.