I searched and looked but could not find exactly my problem. When I first got my 300D as a gift, it seemed the camber was out of whack. I took it to a shop, they replaced an upper control arm and some bushings when I told them to rebuild the front end. They responded "There's no need to, it was just some bushings!" The guy also said the camber was adjusted all the way in and it was still off a little on the alignment, he said nothing noticeable, maybe from frame damage. Which I seriously doubt, I think it's something else, I'm just not sure where to start or what to look for, and I wonder if this is a common problem with our aging Benz. My car use to eat tires in a month or two, but since they replaced those parts it’s more like 6 months before the tires show cords. The tire wear happens on the inner part of the tire, it’s weird because I can feel the wheels straighten up, and steering is perfect but then the tires bend out from the car. Everyone says it looks like my front end is going to break, the front tires do not come close to lining up with my back tires, only when I park my car on a hill. The body is leaning to it’s side and straightens up that tire but the other bends out. I also notice my car wanders on the road and I have play in the steering wheel. If I can I want to get pictures for you guys.

I looked at the track rods and they didn’t seem worn and the tie rods looked good, wheel bearings are new…I just need some help, I would like to do it myself if possible, I installed my own axles from reading this board so I’m pretty confident now. Any help is much appreciated!

Hi Steve , I had a little too much camber on my 123 and all it was was the upper ball joints (which are attached to the upper control arms). I didn't feel a lot of play when going over bumps but I was amazed at how worn out they were when I replaced them. The problem you have could be the springs , the loose steering could be the steering box needs adjusting . The springs require a special compressor which can be rented from some parts suppliers. Good luck .

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How do I go about checking if the upper ball joints are bad? Also how hard are they to replace, and do I need any special tools?