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JamesDean · #13 10-17-2012, 08:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Whiskeydan

I've rebuilt many of W126 FE and failures will occure in this order:

Shocks (nothing but Bilst otherwise disapointment)
Guide rod bushings
Lower ball joints
Tie rod ends
Upper control arm/ball joint
Lower control arm bushing (pretty robust lasting a few hundred K miles)

I'm sure there will be some 'expert' chime in but I have owned many of these cars since new and continue to drive two on a daily basis.

Oh yea, the steering box is crap. Usually sloppy at 100K.

This is pretty much what I've done too. Except I did tie-rod ends after shocks as they were bad!

I agree with steering box assessment. Both SD's are crap. The one is completely shot it has like 2" of play at center. You can rock the wheel in the notch. The other is driveable but annoying. My 190E angers me. I want to buy a rebuilt one but havent pulled the trigger yet.

The 300D must have had something done to its.. Its amazing. No play. Nice response. Probably not original but I've seen no records mentioning it. 240k on the clock too.