1985 300D, 123 chassis.
Searching through the archives finds many opinions on this topic, most do not answer my question.
With over 200,000 miles on the clock, I am rebuilding the front suspension, and subframe bushings. While I have the proper coil spring compressor, it's best to go ahead and replace the rear trailing arm bushings.
The manuel states the entire rear assembly must be removed. My thought is, compress the springs, remove them, and lower each trailing arm. Use a large "C" clamp to press out/in new bushings, without removing the arms from the car.
Any thoughts? As far as I can tell, the arms are not rusted. Alan