I am bumping this old thread because it is the only one I can find with any useful information about changing the lower control arm bushings in the W202. But I still have some questions:

Can someone provide a link to the type of spring compressor to use for this job?

Is there any cheap tool for pressing out/in the bushings?

What is a definitive test to make sure mine are bad?

Should I go with the polyurathane kind I have seen advertised?

Thanks

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1998 C230 330,000 miles (currently dead of second failed EIS, yours will fail too, turning you into the dealer's personal human cash machine)
1988 F150 144,000 miles (leaks all the colors of the rainbow)
Previous stars: 1981 Brava 210,000 miles, 1978 128 150,000 miles, 1977 B200 Van 175,000 miles, 1972 Vega (great, if rusty, car), 1972 Celica, 1986.5 Supra