Rear Anti Roll Bar - C200 Sport

[grendawkin]

I am getting a knock from the rear of my C200 when driving round bends.
I have been told the Anti Roll Bar Bushes need replacing.
Does anyone know if this is a reasonable DIY job, if so how?
Many thanks in advance for any help.

 

[Arv]

Hello:

I have done the front anti roll bar which is quite simple. There are only
4 mounting points on the front roll bar, 2 at each end on the lower control
arms, and 2 in the middle on the chassis I believe. I would think
the rear one might be more or less similar. You might want to compare
the front and rear roll bars and the mountings. If they are fairly similar,
then following might help.

1. I used wooden ramps to raise the front of the car so the wheels were on
the same level (not on the hyd. jack or jack stands). If you jack it on
jack stands, then wheels will buckle in because of the springs and I don't
know if it will be easy to remove it. I suspect there will be too much tension
on the bar and it will be very hard to remove the control arm side nuts.

2. Before you start removing the nuts, make sure that the car is absolutely
leveled, ie, the rear raised whleels on the ramp should be same level and
and the front should be same level. the tires have same pressure otherwise
it will put uneven stress on the bar while removing and installing and you
won't be able to remove or put the nuts on. The bar should be free of
any uneven tension/stress.

3. Spray some wd40 so removing the nuts becomes easier.

4. Remove all the nuts, slide the old bushing out.

5. Slide in the new bushings.

6. Install the roll bar by following step 2.

Hope this helps. Please give us feedback how you did it.

Thanks,
Arv.