Cross strut bearing replacement in W203

[gumis]

Does anyone know how hard is to replace those bearings? I need to replace either all cross strut or just bearings...
Price for bearing is 17 pounds where whole thrust arm is 134...

Regards

 

[Uncle Benz]

I presume you are talking about the front suspension arms. The arms are aluminium, whilst the bushings are steel cased. You will need a press to replace the bushings, since the arms are softer than the bushings, and care needs to be taken. If you can't find a friendly local garage that can help you with a press, buy the arms complete.

 

[Captain Flack]

On my C270 the first bush took about an hour and the second about 25 minutes but I did have access to ramps and a press. If you do it yourself the bushes need to be pressed in at the right angle(look at the position of the old bush before you push them out).

Mine was knocking under braking over bumpy ground but the new bushes sorted it out.