Many months and a few kilometers, the mounting of the front axle to the body had been felt. The front axle with the engine is lying on it in four places of thick rubber bearings of bolted to the bottom of the body. Tire the rubber mount and slowly sit down, so are used as a recognition of the bottom screws down and out of the camps. And just as it was.
is now wheelchair-lift thanks to the repair (a hole, it would do) is not particularly difficult but very time consuming. On eBay, a repair kit from Mercedes to the original washed-tenth of the price. So could begin.
be solved first, the four screws holding the bearing from below. Unlike later series, especially the W126, it can not turn against retaining nuts loose, are in fact the / 8 cage nuts but not one-piece retainer with threads which are inserted into the body. Very solid and easy. The first rubber bearings crumbs then fall out already.
Now, the vehicle must be lifted so far that the old stock can be removed. These are the shock absorbers to solve above or below (above are of course the Ansaugrüssel and fuse holder for the radio in the way, that is, riveting) and the stabilizer to unscrew from the body (four screws, for which you need a wrench or slow the beat 1/32-Umdrehung of crazy). Then, the front brake hoses are separate and so limit the mess as possible. It is unfortunately not without the brake hoses are otherwise charged to a degree to train and cracked, which pleased me no more. It is also not enough to unscrew the holder of the brake hoses (and the steering arm), you can not win enough length. Ask me how I know ...
Then by jack on the front jacking point on the diagonal or support the body first on one, then boost up to each others right away. The front axle is down and the bearings are easily accessible. They could at me gently with a screwdriver from their bearing seats be extracted, the resulting paint damage are probably inevitable. The bearing seats, thoroughly clean it crumbled rubber parts inside. Then the stock seats with silicone spray and spray the inside place the new stock (with attached pen strokes) simple. Went smoothly. Drain each vehicle again, this thread the rod of the shock, otherwise there are deep scratches. Ask me how I know ...
up here five hours with a few dead ends. Then I had no desire on Easter Sunday. More tomorrow, this theater.
