I think I found ones with the hubs intact, waiting to hear from the seller.

I love this board.

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1982 300TD 300,??? miles, daily driver turned donor
1982 300TD, 184,000 miles, daily driver

Sweet. This is a great group of folks.

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'85 300TD "Puff The Magic Wagon" - Rolling Resto
'19 Mazda CX-9 Signature - Wife's sled
'21 Morgan 3-Wheeler P101 Edition
'95 E300d - SOLD
'84 300TD "Brown Betty" - Miss this one
'81 240D "China Baby" - Farm grocery getter

My thoughts exactly. I'm also doing my diff mount, rear axle boots, and r&r all the front suspension, four wheel alignment, for less than $400 labor.

I might do the bodywork to save the car over the long haul after all.

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1982 300TD 300,??? miles, daily driver turned donor
1982 300TD, 184,000 miles, daily driver

not a bad price for all of that!

My '85, soon to be for sale, has a fully refurbed suspension and drivetrain (from trans output back).

I used to loathe rough roads, now I look for potholes!

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'85 300TD "Puff The Magic Wagon" - Rolling Resto
'19 Mazda CX-9 Signature - Wife's sled
'21 Morgan 3-Wheeler P101 Edition
'95 E300d - SOLD
'84 300TD "Brown Betty" - Miss this one
'81 240D "China Baby" - Farm grocery getter

So, the rear passenger trailing arm was replaced, with much knashing of teeth. Now, especially at speeds over 45 mph, if I hit a bump, or a mild to hard turn, then the read of the car gets squirrelly, almost like the rear passenger wheel is loose, but it's not. I hacked up the rear and there is no play in the wheel.

Thoughts while I wait to take the car in?

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1982 300TD 300,??? miles, daily driver turned donor
1982 300TD, 184,000 miles, daily driver

Is everything torqued/bolted down appropriately? I would double check all the bolts, theres only what a dozen?

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82 300SD 145k
89 420SEL 210k
89 560SEL 118k
90 300SE 262k RIP 5/25/2010
90 560SEL 154k
91 300D 2.5 Turbo. 241k
93 190E 3.0 235k
93 300E 195k

It the bearing on the other side, all blown out, I'm amazed it didn't fall off.

Anybody know off hand the parts I need to order for my shop to do the driver side rear bearing?

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1982 300TD 300,??? miles, daily driver turned donor
1982 300TD, 184,000 miles, daily driver

It'll be cheaper to just change the whole trailing arm on that side too.

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[SIGPIC] Diesel loving autocrossing grandpa Architect. 08 Dodge 3/4 ton with Cummins & six speed; I have had about 35 benzes. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a 617 turbo and a five speed manual.[SIGPIC]

..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

I'm going to hear back from the shop on the issue soon. They're pretty cheap, and pretty good. Being in the midwest, and dropping off beer for work well done helps a lot with getting good rates.

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1982 300TD 300,??? miles, daily driver turned donor
1982 300TD, 184,000 miles, daily driver

Just a quick update, had to replace the other trailing arm, the bearing was so bad that it was past grinding or howling. The strange part is that I never heard it make any noise.

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1982 300TD 300,??? miles, daily driver turned donor
1982 300TD, 184,000 miles, daily driver