My research on the forum led me to this

http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/showthread.php?t=149084&highlight=strut+replacement

Maybe I could find one with photos.

Thanks to everyone!


Later: many people suggest lowering the control arm on a jack, so that a coil spring compressor would be unnecessary. How about combining both approaches to get more safety? Would that make sense? Thx!

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1996 E320 since 1/16/08, 171K miles as of Feb 2011

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1989 300CE - R.I.P. Dec 29 2007
Other MBs (sold): 1992 300E-24 - 1979 350SLC - 1984 230E - 1990 300CE