I rebuilt the front suspension in my Mercedes W201 and it's AWESOME!

In this video I rebuild the front suspension on my 1993 Mercedes 190E (W201) with new hub bearings, front and rear control arm bushings, ball joints, shocks etc.
One very important lesson learned is that you should buy the complete control arm assembly with new bushings and ball joint instead of trying to rebuild yours if possible. I wasted a lot of time trying to remove the old bushings, clean up the control arm and press the new bushings in to save very little money.
The work that I perform in this video is also applicable to most other Mercedes chassis from that era including the W124 and W129.

[@platoonone2614]

Admiration you are a great teacher! The video is a small jewelry for retro Mercedes fans.

[@johnandrews3568]

Very cool Emil, well done

[@user-xd6op6tv3x]

One of the best Videos here for rebuilt the front suspension W201. I didnt find a better one who explaine this work better.... Thank you! Greets from Germany.🤩

[@ETMotorsports]

Thanks!!

[@lilversoh6729]

Good work man

[@kamaukinyanjui8739]

Thanks for the information.your very important to us

[@giofrasa]

great job

[@jeanjeanlebelge9263]

Bon travail à part que vous avez mal mis la rotules de suspension

[@ETMotorsports]

the alignment? yeah I had to redo them after - fixed in the next episode

[@Reasor-dj7md]

Hey dude, I have a few questions for you. I have an om601 in my MB, but I wanna upgrade to 602 turbo. So firstly I need to remove 601 engine but I never have taken out a Mercedes engine. Do you have any tips and tricks up your sleeve to pass to me for removal😹😹.

[@Smaxedd]

Hi i just finished doing my front wheel bearings, i put ALOT more grease on than you, can too much be bad? And how tight should the lock nut be regarding how loose the hub is when turning? Thank you loved the video

[@ayz48]

I wanna know how tight it should be too. I messed up a new front barring on my 2.6 w201. But normally you should use all the grease that comes with the kit. 👍🏻 Rather too much than too little

[@erixx297]

If im not mistaken the big 'nut' thats screwed on adjusts the play in the bearing so you need something to measure the play (when mounted push the complete hub in and out), if its to much it can probably become loose or cause vibrations/noise if its to tight the bearings will wear our. Then there is a hex screw "inside" the nut that is torqued to spec which locks the nut in place.

[@erixx297]

A dial indicator for instance could be used to measure correct play in bearing

[@bpy4073]

Great vid what paint did you use please looks good.

[@ETMotorsports]

I use black rust protective paint for all the parts - pretty durable

[@YKMotorsport]

Nice video! I noticed that ball joint is not correct position. Ball joint have little mark on one side and i think that must point to 90° different way (I think that mark must be point to inside the control arm). That ball joint have oval "hole" where that ball joint is moving. Ball joint can move so much on one direction, but if you rotate that 90°, there is not much space anymore. (Sorry my bad english and i hope u can understand, what i try to say. :)

[@djaygravity4501]

Where can you get the complete control arm assembly kit for the front and rear?

[@ETMotorsports]

Hmm i don't think I've seen such a kit anywhere... you gotta get the pieces one by one

[@djaygravity4501]

@@ETMotorsports would you know the names of the parts front and back to look for? ...I obviously am not well versed. Any help is much appreciated as I am currently in the process of a complete rebuild of my w201 ...Thanks!

[@ETMotorsports]

@djaygravity4501 check out pelicanparts.com and rockauto.com - you can filter by year and model and when you go to suspension you'll see the various components

[@djaygravity4501]

@@ETMotorsports thank you! I'll let you know how I make out. Thank you!

[@Rozii1996]

you can get a pair of rear control arm bushings and they go in as easy as a smack with a mallet. Thank me later....

[@bobratu9029]

safety last

[@dabloben6885]

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[@JohnDoe-ut9em]

As far as I know you should NOT heat up the metal to make it easier getting the bearings out. Doing so may weaken the integrity of the metal.

[@RicardoMartinez-kr5qk]

False