Hi,

The lower pivot bushing on the right rear suspension of my 1988 300E is shot & needs replacement. That bushing is pressed into the lower wheel hub assembly. The outer part of the lower control arm (the big dude that's loaded by the coil spring) bolts into that bushing with a 21 or 22mm bolt & nut.

The dealer's part # for that tool is 202 589 00 43 00. The dealer wants 228 bucks for that single purpose tool. Does anyone know of any other tool out there that can be used to R&R that bushing? Your help is greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

-Dave M.-

88 MBZ 300E
63 Chrysler Imperial Crown 4 door
94 Toyota 4x4 pickup
97 Chevy Silverado 6.5L turbodiesel pickup (hauls wife's horses)

Check this thread. http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/showthread.php?t=143256
I just did that job.

I bought the Sir Tool which worked great. I had thought about putting it in the rental program under the DIY forum but I didn't because the difficulty factor and danger factor will vary greatly depending upon ones experience and shop tools and the like.

I did the job with the vehicle on a lift and used an AC Hydraulic floor jack which is easy to lower in very small increments, i.e., most helpful when unloading the suspension and then loaded it and attaching the bolt that goes thru the support joint also called ball joints in the wheel carrier.

There are two other special tools that make the job much easier. They are Hazet 4964-1 which is used to pull the parking brake return spring in position and Hazet 2703 which is used to remove and install the centering spring that holds the parking brake shoes.

Baum tools have one too for about 110$ that I used successfully for this job, tool number is 201-0543. You may check this thread as well:

http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/printthread.php?t=56360
Good luck, Bruno

The model# for the Sir Tools is M 0085, I forget if I got it from Baum Tools, Samstag or Assenmacher.

I purchased the sir tool....

It's price is easy to stomach after you've used it once! Very easy to replace the bushings- maybe 10 minutes a side after you take the LC loose - I just compressed the spring with my spring compressor, then it's pretty easy.


Michael

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Michael McGuire
83 300d
01 vw A4 TDI
66 Chevy Corsa
68 GMC V6 w/oD
86 300E

What brand and type of spring compressor did you use to compress the rear springs?