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Ball Joint Manufacturer
I keep hearing that Lemforder is the OEM manufacturer and they're not .
TRW is . I'm in the middle of a complete suspension rebuild on one of my W123's , nothing from Mercedes has Lemforder marks, not a single part . My cheapskate brother just bought the big suspension kit from that place in Bellingham, Washington we're not supposed to mention, it came with lots of myle parts, the ball joints were myle and couldn't be pressed into the lower control arms . I mention this because I keep seeing complaints about folks doing ball joints and bushings using cheapo paerts them complaining when they get loose again after two or three years regardless of miles driven . Sadly this is one of those cases where you get what you pay for .
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-Nate 1982 240D 408,XXX miles Ignorance is the mother of suspicion and fear is the father I did then what I knew how to do ~ now that I know better I do better |
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https://www.zf.com/unitedkingdom/en_gb/lemfoerder/about_us_lemfoerder/zf_portfolio_lemfoerder/index.html LEMFÖRDER Part of the ZF Aftermarket Portfolio Other ZF Aftermarket product brands Strong brands for greater performance Quote:
Any markings / numbers ( excluding MB numbers ) at all ? What method was he using to install the ball joints? |
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Ball Joints, Differances In Tolerances, 123
Somewhere in my old thread the URO part of the URO Ball Joints that presses into the hole in the Steering Knuckle is measured and compared to a Lemforder one. Perhaps Myele is buying from the same source.
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I gave the dimensions of a new ball joint I installed in my W123. It is in pishta's thread "Redneck Ball Joint ..." as I recall. It measured larger D than the one I removed. I had to heat the spindle and really work the Autozone C-clamp press to get it in, and sure it will never get loose.
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Literally couldn't imagine buying anything other than Lemforder, or Genuine Mercedes.
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1998 Ford Escort ZX2 5 speed - 279,000 miles My Daily 1992 Mercedes 300D 2.5 202,000 - Pure junk 2000 Mercedes E320 Black - 136,000 miles - Needs repair Don't forget to grease the screw and threads on the spring compressor. Last edited by Father Of Giants; 06-17-2018 at 09:22 PM. |
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All this is for W123 chassis .
M-B no longer services the center link so I bought a Lemforder one, the mark on it doesn't match the marks on any of the factory parts . A ball joint press is what is used to change ball joints .
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-Nate 1982 240D 408,XXX miles Ignorance is the mother of suspicion and fear is the father I did then what I knew how to do ~ now that I know better I do better |
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