Truth be spoken here.



Ah, how this thread brings back memories with my 1985 300CD-T.



Short reply:
I followed the (I think) Factory Service Manual recommendation and used the Klann spring compressor. Heh, heh...no need to widen the hole on each fender well. Weaseling that baby into each hole, getting those disks around the spring, compressing the spring (ugh!), and then removing it...what a dastardly undertaking. Though *very* experienced with 1980s 300CDs (including a head gasket replacement), still, to do that spring fandango, whew, that was one spicy taco. How I used to live so wildly...



Long reply:
The above, plus...
The springs were part of a *complete*, and I mean COMPLETE, front end rebuild - never done one before - the one job I had avoided for decades. I think once in life was enough for me.


So, I say, Klann, baby!