What did you do with your spring to remove the steering knuckle? When I had my balljoint done the [very experienced MB] tech simply took the knuckle off and let the shock hold everything together (i.e., no spring compressor). It looked like a pretty scary situation, and despite his assurance that nothing would happen, I high tailed it back to the waiting room.

Ultimately, the nothing bad did happen, but I think I would use some kind of spring compressor just for a little insurance.

GregS
'84 300D, 173k
'90 300CE, 162k