after you do all of the above...

...get a strong teenager to pull down on the strut to clear 38.... the slide the old mount out and new one in... tighten bolts ...have teenager slowly release strut back through mount hole.

no fuss, no muss.

you compress the spring by putting a jack stand under lower control arm and lowering the car onto it...

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1989 300ce 129k
( facelifted front,updated tail lights, lowered suspension,bilstein sports, lorinser front spoiler, MOMO steering wheel, remus exhaust,stainless steel brake lines). (Gone)

1997 s320 154k (what a ride). Sold with 179k miles. Replaced with Hyundai Equus

1994 e320 Cabriolet 108k



1972 280se 4.5 153k Owned for 12 yrs, sorry I sold it


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