I looked all over and couldn't find the picture. I may take another but my wife is very touchy about lending her camera. My old digital doesn't readily hook to any of my computers so I have quit using it.

The big picture above shows the problem with just pushing the bushing in. The bushing must be pushed from the right side in the direction of the left. The center of the bushing (the lighter metal can not be pressed on. The lip on the black portion must be whats pressed on. Our collar that resembles the item in the tool picture that is bolted togetherclamps in the gap between the black lip and the light colored metal. With it in and secure the center section can now be pushed as it can't move and the force is directly transferred through the tool to the lip.

BTW this discussion and the other about the Klann tool made me look back at my tools. it one looks to the klann tool their are four pieces necessary for all springs. Two sets of spring plates and a long and short puller on for the front and one for the rear. A number of years ago I bought the smaller plates thinking I might make the tool to pull them together. The plates have a very unique attaching configuration in the center and I had decided that there would be no safe way to build an inexpensive tool.

We had an e430 in on Thursday that ran into a curb and bent the left side control arm. I ordered the Klann tool on thursday but of course it doesn't come overnight from MB (from MB at 20% over net the tool was about $550). Yesterday we install the control arm using our old methods and had no problem with the install. We did have quite a problem getting the adjustable bolt kits installed properly though and I am convinced that will be made a lot easier with the proper compressor.

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Steve Brotherton
Continental Imports
Gainesville FL
Bosch Master, ASE Master, L1
33 years MB technician