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Originally Posted by Billybob
Pretty sure it was installed with blue thread lock so some heat on the nut should make it much easier to break it free.
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They are not installed with any thread locker. How hard they are to get off is completely random. 3 of our cars I did (w126s and a w123) came out pretty easily, my W124 came out fairly easily, my sister's W201 nearly broke my breaker bar getting the thing loose.
A powerful (Binford style) impact can probably get it off. I always block the top and use a big breaker bar on the nut at the bottom. Hasn't failed me yet.
As for the bushings, some have slid out (extremely worn), some I pound out, and two nights ago I had to torch it out of my brother's 300D, it was IN there. Heat burned off the rubber and the metal pieces came right out.
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