1984 Mercedes 300SD W126 - Front Suspension Rebuild - Part 7 - Final

[@daveyvane]

Fantastic. My niece and I have allocated 10 days for deep Maintenance dives in 2 1883 300sd. The location is scenic Big Bay in the Michigan UP, on the shore of Lake Independence. They live in renovated Henry Ford factory, with 16” poured concrete walls! 😆😆😂

[@dakasgem9433]

This has been both educational and engrossing. You have done it so well that it was easy to follow and clear to me. Thank you!

[@ImpalamansGarage]

Thank you!

[@ImpalamansGarage]

I added the torque settings to the description above. Before I put the car on the street, everything will be torqued to the proper spec.

[@hu3rcgtx]

Really excellent series. I live in NYC and cannot work on my car anymore so this was walking down memory lane. Thanks. Benz geek.

[@garethbird4259]

Great tutorial mate! Helped me a lot doing my 300 SE. I just wish I had a lift like you. Doing everything on the floor is damn hard work!!

[@ImpalamansGarage]

It's some of the best money I've spent. If you enjoy working on cars and do it a lot, it is a worth while investment.

[@drywaller12345]

Hello Impala Man, These are wonderfully clear videos, I'm starting a W126 restoration job, but I'll have to replay these videos several times to get the hang of it. But you are wonderfully clear. Thanks for taking the time.. Bill

[@ImpalamansGarage]

Appreciate the kind words sir.

[@dustinubbing6722]

Handy tip for working on the old cars! Putting this into practice, thanks!

[@edwardh2444]

Great series and tutorial, we have 1983 300SD and I just replaced the track rod ends on drivers side. We used Delphi TA1464/TA1465 and with these parts you cannot count the turns as the threaded shaft is longer than the original. I did a best guess measurement and will get the alignment shop to check the geometry. Also I noticed that you have snapped brake wear cables the same as me 🤨I'm going to look at your brake restoration vids now and see if you fix that too. Love the videos!! Thanks. 🙂

[@ImpalamansGarage]

Yes I had to replace the brake wear sensor cables as well.

[@edwardh2444]

Yes, I found the brake disc restoration video that you did. Nice job btw. @@ImpalamansGarage

[@ImpalamansGarage]

Appreciate it !

[@EnriqueLopez-hb5jn]

Awesome information so you can work on your own car👌👍☝️👏🏼

[@W123W116]

Hi there, Thank you for posting these video's. I have a 500SE W126 and will have to renew some of these parts also sometime, I can feel the car being somewhat rough driving over bumps. Hope you have a smooth ride with your nice rust free diesel. Greetings from europe

[@ImpalamansGarage]

After this rebuild it drives like a new car. It was well worth the effort. Thanks for stopping by!

[@azamatbezhan1653]

In your opinion, what model has more sturdy suspension w126 w140

[@drywaller12345]

Fantastic, just found it,,,,,,really good information , great videos. Many thanks a thousand times....Bill

[@azamatbezhan1653]

In your opinion, what model has more sturdy suspension w126 w140

[@ImpalamansGarage]

Interesting question. I'm not qualified to answer it however as I do not know the W140 suspension well enough. I do know that the W126 has one major flaw in its front suspension. (Just my opinion of course) The front upper control arm bolts to the end of the front sway bar via a threaded shaft that protrudes from the end of the sway bar. If that threaded shaft breaks off for any reason, it renders the car useless until the sway bar can be replaced. That is a 20 to 30 hour job because basically the whole front end of the car has to be disassembled.

[@azamatbezhan1653]

@@ImpalamansGarage best wishes😊

[@BigSteve90473]

Can you provide a part number for the Moog greasable tie rod ends? I have an 87 420SEL. Great series by the way...very informative!

[@ImpalamansGarage]

MOOG ES2084L. You can get them at rockauto.com

[@4423Scott]

Great videos!!! Extremely helpful. I also enjoy working in my W126. Where did you buy the braking support bracket ball joints? I have a ‘91 300SEL.

[@ImpalamansGarage]

AutoHausAZ has them in stock. www.autohausaz.com/ Lemfoerder Guide Rod Mount Kit; Front Lower Rear SKU: 1195242-1263301135 | 1263301135

[@ImpalamansGarage]

There are a lot of on line suppliers: Pelican, FCP Euro, Partsgeek, RMEuropean, ECS Tuning, etc....

[@drywaller12345]

Good day ImpalaMan, How can I see the torque settings.......not very handy at this KZbin stuff !! Great series, Wishing you joy...Bill

[@ImpalamansGarage]

If you are using a regular computer, there should be something below the title that says "more info" or something similar. Click that and it will expand the section below the title to view all of the information. If you are using a mobile device there may be a down arrow to click below the title.

[@livin4today132]

hi, I am almost finished this suspension job, i just cant find the torque setting for the upper ball joint, by any chance, can you share that with me,, thank you,,,

[@ImpalamansGarage]

Torque for the hex nut on the upper ball joint is 40Nm (30 ft/lb). Interesting that I failed to put that in the description. Thanks for catching that. I will add it. Mercedes comically calls it a "guide joint" (instead of a ball joint) in the service manual.

[@livin4today132]

Thank you,,,

[@randommarvel]

Claw hammer

[@wernerdanler2742]

Germans don't smoke stuff. At least not back then. However, that is not a car. It's a Panzer tank. Lol. I'm glad I stuck to the balljoints and did not try for the bushings on mine when I did that.

[@ImpalamansGarage]

The bushings on these cars are quite a challenge.

[@victorvaughn2]

i bet you regret putting those rein bushings in. they crack within the first 2 weeks.

[@ImpalamansGarage]

Well so far so good. We'll see how it goes.

[@philagethechef]

What the engineers were thinking; "vee still have kriegslok und Tiger tank parts Jah vee vill use them und vee can cut zee Messerschmitt 109 motor in half for zee new 300SE

[@ImpalamansGarage]

🤣🤣🤣