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Old 05-21-2010, 06:01 AM
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Sorry I can't find THAT photo

Sorry I can't find the photograph of the LCA bushing removal (I've only got pictures of the carnage afterwards...) but here is one of the rear suspension trailing arms:-



It is the same principle and further proof that the WDM works!

For the LCA I cut down the side of the of the bushing with a hacksaw - prying with a screw driver didn't work for me. The aluminium tube was stubborn enough to prevent that. I suppose you could try drilling the aluminium tube away but you'd need a 24 mm drill (I'd have tried this is if I'd got one). Here is a picture of the LCA post hacksaw attack:-

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How I ended up fitting the bushings to my W123 300D LCA-user59552_pic2306_1274432040g.jpg   How I ended up fitting the bushings to my W123 300D LCA-user59552_pic2251_1271699395h.jpg  

Last edited by whunter; 04-24-2011 at 03:46 PM. Reason: attached pictures
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