Kwik...if you have a W124...just undo the 3 bolts on the rear control arm and it'll swing down and the spring will basically fall out (as you lower the jack slowly which should be placed under the rear lower control arm)....it was that simple.

The spring is kinda up in the body a bit and it didn't appear like it could be compressed enough to get it out w/o taking it apart down low and moving the shock/hydro-strut a bit out of the way...at least that was our take on it on the W124 500E.

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Jim

1992 500E
2007 CLK63
2003 Audi RS6
2001 Audi allroad