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Front sway bar mount, 95 E320
For some time, we have noticed the car seems to wander at highway speeds especially. The steering feels almost sloppy. Yet jacking up a wheel reveals basically no wheel play at all. Yesterday, when under the car, I noticed on the passenger side the bushings which hold the swaybar in are somewhat worn. I tried to tighten the bolts which contain the bushings, and the lower bolt on the outermost bushing mount next to the wheel broke off. Could this be the mystery cause to the looseness of the front end? Anyone have experience here? Car handled fine when it had 30k on it, now up to 73k, feels sloppy.
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I had a balljoint go at about that mileage on my '94 wagon. The feel of the car became very loose and was especially noticable at low speed cornering, I could feel the sloppyness. The ball joints on this car cannot be replaced. They are part of the whole lower control arm which costs about $800. Hopfully it is not your ball joints.
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dtf 1994 E320 Wagon (Died @ 308,669 miles) 1995 E300 Diesel (228,000) 1999 E300 Turbodiesel ( died @ 255,000) 2006 Toyota Tundra SR5 AC 4X4 (115,000 miles) rusted frame - sold to chop shop 2011 Audi A4 Avant (165,000 miles) Seized engine - donated to Salvation Army BMW 330 xi 6 speed manual (175,034 miles) 2014 E350 4Matic Wagon 128,000 miles 2018 Dodge Ram 21,000 miles |
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