the cost of still a bit apart, and if you have a vise or can cobble up some sort of press then the bushings and ball joints replacement can be valueable. The bushings are very easy to remove once you grind/hammer away the inner sleeve, MB tells you to use a cold chisel to knock them out.

The bushings are about 70 a side and about 20 for a joint, so a total of 180 for the pair compared to 180/ piece is half the price. The problem comes around when you dont have the tools or nearby cost effective place to take them out.

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2012 BMW X5 (Beef + Granite suspension model)

1995 E300D - The original humming machine (consumed by Flood 2017)
2000 E320 - The evolution (consumed by flood 2017)

Yeah, I bet you are exhausted... taking pics of the parts as I took them off is hard work...

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2009 Mercedes ML320 Bluetec

Guys, we are about to tackle this job.

Do you guys think that this tool would work to take out the front spring on the W124?

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CM

IMO, I wouldn't use it.

Too much risk if you ask me.

The first spring job my buddy and using rental tools from the local auto parts stores. We got the job done. It was dangerous though. I made him take the one coil spring out to the middle of a field and decompress it.

Then I bought the $200 clone tool. Well worth it.

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82 300SD 145k
89 420SEL 210k
89 560SEL 118k
90 300SE 262k RIP 5/25/2010
90 560SEL 154k
91 300D 2.5 Turbo. 241k
93 190E 3.0 235k
93 300E 195k

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Insurance Policy IF YOU DO USE THAT WIDOW MAKER PICTURED!!!

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'84 300SD sold
124.128

I bought the clone on amazon for about $180. I think it is JTC tool co. and it worked great. The springs in the front end are under a lot of stress in the W/124 and could really injure or kill you.

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1992 400E current
1988 300E sold
1973 280C totalled
1973 280SEL never got it running
1971 250C my first love but rusted out

Here it is it's KTC:

Amazon.com: Mercedes Suspension Coil Spring Compressor Tool Kit Set: Everything Else

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1992 400E current
1988 300E sold
1973 280C totalled
1973 280SEL never got it running
1971 250C my first love but rusted out