Also check for bad bushings on the rear control arms. When these are bad, you get terrific torque steer.

Rear subframe has to be dropped down to get the control arms off, by the way.

You can check by jacking the rear end up off the ground and see if the wheel moves forward or backward under pressure. If so, the bushings are gone.

Worst case you have rotted out rear control arms, but this is usually only on the W126 chassis.

Peter

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1972 220D ?? miles
1988 300E 200,012
1987 300D Turbo killed 9/25/07, 275,000 miles
1985 Volvo 740 GLE Turobodiesel 218,000
1972 280 SE 4.5 165, 000 - It runs!