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Old 06-09-2005, 01:15 PM
Lenny Lipscomb Lenny Lipscomb is offline
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Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Richmond, Va
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450 SEL suspension rebuild

I rebuilt everything in the front end of my 300 SEl about two years ago. You will need a special tool to press in the lower ball joints. You can rent one from Performance Products (an aftermarket parts supply house). You can purchase a universal spring comp. The old lower ball joints need to be pressed or driven out. You acn make up a rig for removing the old and pressing in the new upper and lower control arm bushings (a drill press comes in handy for this). I bought all MB parts from Tom Hansen (MB dealer in L A) for around $500. It is doable but not easy allow a week if you do it after work each day.
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