gidpor:

I was excited to see your post, and have some questions for you, based on your experience. First, to give you some background, my car is also a W126, 300SE, 1990. I have replaced all suspension and steering parts on the front which has made a huge difference. I am now ready to tackle the rear subframe and trailing arm bushings. I have been studying this to see if it is possible to replace the bushings without removing hte entire rear axle as the repair CD suggests. A few more specifics from you woould be most helpful.

It sounds like you did not remove the rear axle, spriings, or tires/wheels - correct? You started by lowering the rear differential, leaving hte drive line attached (so you must have removed the rear section of exhaust first) - correct? Finally, did you also disconnect the trailing arm at the sub-frame bushings to lower the assembly? Did you do one side at a time, and if so, did you employ the use of a coil spring compressor druing the procedure?

It sounds like you were able to do what I would like to accomplish. I hope you don't mind taking the time to help me out by lending your experience.

Thanks, Jon