Charlie, thank you! :D

I never said I would! I am actually trying to avoid that by finding 25mm, NOT 20mm bushings.

Well, we have not confirmed whether Mercedes still has these. As I have learned over and over, just because it is in a catalog doesn't mean it is available. I spent too much time on the Peach, and right now working on trip planning to respond to a post... :o

Well, the reason I went Febi is a non-critical part like a suspension bushing and can relatively easily replace them. However, considering all the headache, not sure it was worth it... :o

i did the passenger side bushing on a sedan two weeks ago. it was really easy, had to remove battery + tray, used a small amount of silicone spray, and had to use a little bit of brute force to hold the bracket over the studs to get the nuts on. maybe a 2/10 on the scale of difficulty and time.

have to do the driver side soon but i attempted the workaround of not removing the booster and stripped the top nut, so now the booster has to come out

But, the master cylinder doesn't! :P

Seeing two threads saying best to be safe and purchase Mercedes parts rather than aftermarket especially if a good example, I contacted Tom Hanson and ordered a set of anti-sway bar bushings. Hopefully they will be the right size!

As for price, just since May has gone from $27 to $36, so the 10 percent discount helped a tad. Said should be here on Wednesday.

Post some pictures of the differences... And get some measurements also...

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Oh yes I will! Especially because my friend who I get my parts from says 21mm is the only sway bar size available and I have two aftermarket anti-sway bars! :laugh3:

Can you please measure this "correct" bushing? Looking at it and how the one I received fits, now looking at it again, appears very clearly to be a 21mm bushing.

The reason I ask is because I paid the mega dollars for the 123 323 12 85, which is stamped right into it, and it clearly measures 21mm. This is very upsetting, as in the week I have been trusting this information, could have cast my own bushings!

Tom Hanson is looking into this, but unless someone comes up with a current set of 25mm four hole anti-sway bar bushings, the following is true:
W123 25mm four hole anti-sway bar bushings, part number 123 323 12 85 are no longer available.

I am so upset, I forgot the picture...

I can also get one of the Febi/SWAG bushings if needed.

At this point I cannot measure the bushing. All I know I had no issues installing this bushing. If I measure it now, it would measure 25mm.
I never measured the inner diameter of the bushings before I installed them. But it was definitely small than 25mm.

I am not so sure why you would be upset, in my earlier post, I was trying to encourage you to install the Febi bushings. Charlie stated he had success installing an aftermarket bushing and it fitted exactly like my posted picture.

I stated I purchased the OE bushing because of noise issues a few years down the road.

Why don't you try to install them? Or just return them if you are not happy?

If you are comparing to the old bushings,

http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/...927%5B1%5D.jpg

The old bushings definitely look to be stretched. Earlier, I was trying to convey that a used pair of bushings for a 24mm bar fits the 25mm bar because it was used and stretched.


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Thank you so very much for the reply! :D

Interesting! So then, I have two special option anti-sway bars then? The Peach said stock wagen is 25mm... :confused:

If less than 25mm, they were not correct, despite how many times it is said, unless the Peach is wrong. Now 24mm is not correct, but would fit a lot better than 21mm!


I am upset because I ordered Mercedes bushings believing they would fit, per the advice I got and my own understanding that Mercedes meant quality, which I now know no longer does. Do you need a video to prove neither Febi/SWAG or Mercedes will fit the two bars I have?


To which I want to avoid. Another reason I was hoping not to have to cast my own.

I did install the bushing. However, the bracket would not fully seat and ended up binding against the stud, which then became a pain to remove the bracket.

Yes, they are damaged. However, I used a 24mm wrench not to measure the bushing, but both anti-sway bars, and the wrench wouldn't fit, as about one millimeter too small.

Wow, I'm I being yeld at?


Sure a video would help. Maybe there is an issue with the install procedure.


Also regarding the cap binding, as I stated earlier, heating up the bushing would help.