1. What's the procedure for replacing the front shock absorbers on a W210?

2. What are the torque specifications?

I bought some Bilstein heavy duty shocks, and the included instructions weren't very useful. After removing the tire I raised the lower control arm slightly with a jack for support. I was able to release the bottom mount without too much trouble, but I couldn't free the nut on the top mount. Is there a trick to doing this?

Thanks in advance.

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1991 Miata 80K mi
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There was a good werite up about this procedure in a STAR magazine within the past year.

Len

Could someone summarize the article?

How could I find that STAR article? Join MBCA?

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1998 E320 120K mi
1991 Miata 80K mi
2001 Ranger 109K mi

You can join MBCA at www.mbca.org and get the back issue of the STAR. You can also find it in the Technical Companion here - http://www.toadhallbook.com/book.cfm?GI=1&CI=3. It's a great compilation of 50 years worth of STAR atricles. Even as a member for years, I find it really nice to have all the technical articles in one place for reference.

Len

Just got done replacing all four shock absorbers on my '97 E300. Piece of cake. 2 1/2 hours flat to do all four! I used Bilstein HD's and the ride is SO much nicer now. The old shocks were beyond dead - you could very easily compress them by hand while the new Bilstein HD's required substantial effort.

Having a second floor jack helped with the front ones, since compressing the suspension gives a lot more working room.

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'98 E300 turbodiesel

http://www.benzworld.org/forums/w210-e-class/1198674-how-replace-w210-shocks-any-tips.html

Go down to Raymonds post with the PDF file.

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