I expect you'll wait more than five minutes before the right person looks at it and replies. I'd put it up on jacks, take a good look. Flaking paint is a good indicator of something that is bent. I'd a collision shop and ask them to identify the damage & reccommend repairs.

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82 Benz 240 D, Kuan Yin
12 Ford Escape 4wd

You're four times

It's hard to

more likely to

concentrate on

have an accident

two things

when you're on

at the same time.

a cell phone.

www.kiva.org It's not like there's anything wrong with feeling good, is there?

Whew... hopefully a mod can delete the other threads. I couldn't find the delete option in the edit

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08 R320 CDI current

Past
95 E420
87 300D Turbo 5spd
90 300TE
83 300SD
85 300TD
92 400E
85 190D

I know it will take the "right" person to give some good insight. I'll get some actual pics of my car and post them, hopefully just once

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08 R320 CDI current

Past
95 E420
87 300D Turbo 5spd
90 300TE
83 300SD
85 300TD
92 400E
85 190D

Pics of the now removed lower control arm.


Smoking gun??



I had to pry the shock out with a pry bar... I think this section is "pinched" together. Same for the sway bar link.


One side


Other side


Close up's of the separated halves... I think that's a good indication of "upward" flexing/bending of the control arm.








I think I might take a heavy hammer to it and try to flatten it out a little, see if that helps. Need a new one for sure.

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08 R320 CDI current

Past
95 E420
87 300D Turbo 5spd
90 300TE
83 300SD
85 300TD
92 400E
85 190D