I have come down to Newark Delaware from new hamp****e for a close friends wedding and after hitting a pot hole on the way down the steering wheel was no longer straight. Everything felt tight so I continued on until I got to the hotel and found that the weld joint on the end of the lower control arm let go! The top is still holding,but the car is not safe to drive. If I was at home I could fix it up with a welder but I do not have any tools here.

Is there anyone who can help in the area?

I'm kind of screwed at this point but have all of sat morning before the wedding and Sunday to fix this if I can.

The car is a 1998 e300, w210 chassis

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1998 Mercedes E300TD

1983 Mercedes 240D Turbo, 131bar injectors, Cosworth intercooler and 63' Ford Falcon radiator, Ardic Parking heater, Headlight wipers, Best 38.6mpg.

1973 Saab 96 Rally Car, 1.8l V4 with all the race bits

Most welding shops are open on Saturday. Make sure you dis connect the battery before you weld on the chassis. Wish I could help. Good luck.

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1979 240D Caledonia Green/cream gone
1982 240D stick Ivory/Palimino
1999 E300D White/grey

ugh. sorry you got this problem, wish I could help. take pictures!

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1987 190D 2.5Turbo
1987 190D 2.5Turbo
1987 190D 2.5-5SPEED!!!

1987 300TD
1987 300TD
1994GMC 2500 6.5Turbo truck... I had to put the ladder somewhere!

Well I got it all fixed up with an expensive trip to harbor freight.

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1998 Mercedes E300TD

1983 Mercedes 240D Turbo, 131bar injectors, Cosworth intercooler and 63' Ford Falcon radiator, Ardic Parking heater, Headlight wipers, Best 38.6mpg.

1973 Saab 96 Rally Car, 1.8l V4 with all the race bits

Glad you got it fixed. FYI, you should be able to unload that welder on CL for ~$50 under purchase price pretty easily

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That is only a band aid.

Good job for an emergency repair..

You need to replace the lower control arm.

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Grinder, welder and a piece of steel? Good work.

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1977 300d 70k--sold 08
1985 300TD 185k+
1984 307d 126k--sold 8/03
1985 409d 65k--sold 06
1984 300SD 315k--daughter's car
1979 300SD 122k--sold 2/11
1999 Fuso FG Expedition Camper
1993 GMC Sierra 6.5 TD 4x4
1982 Bluebird Wanderlodge CAT 3208--Sold 2/13

I just saw this and was at my brother's wedding in Birmingham this weekend anyway but glad to see you got it patched up.

That's the first time I've ever heard "expensive" and "Harbor Freight" used in the same sentence.

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87 300Dturbo 180K #14 head still running R-12 SOLD 12/2017
02 F350 Powerstroke 180K
05 Chevy Express 1 ton w/Royal Utility box 120K
08 Infiniti FX-35 40K
15 Golf Sportwagen TDI 35K
10 Sprinter 3500 chassis with a Class A Winnebago on it. 56K

Nice repair ! Looks permanent to me, lol.

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