MERCEDES C230 TORQUE STRUT (UPPER CONTROL ARM) REPLACEMENT

[@Anontesla]

Have the same car in blue absolutely love it gonna do this in the next couple weeks just to be on the safe side !! Great video bro thank you!!

[@f.s.detailgarage7869]

Your welcome! Thanks for watching!

[@huongyn8808]

At 4:46, I can’t break loose the nut with 21mm. What can I do? Thank you

[@f.s.detailgarage7869]

PB Blaster to break down rust, impact gun, two box end wrenches put together for added leverage or a big ass breaker bar.

[@jerryhardesty9993]

to adjust ride height, can I tighten them up while the front wheels are on-ramps?

[@f.s.detailgarage7869]

I explain everything in the video.

[@jerryhardesty9993]

I have a 2005 C230 K after installing the same control arm the car sits too low to the ground to then tighten the bearing so if I have it on the ramps and lower the car to the ramps, is it ok to tighten the bearing while the car is sitting on the ramps?

[@f.s.detailgarage7869]

Are you asking about tightening the bushing or the bearing?

[@joelsterling3735]

Clear and concise. Thank you

[@f.s.detailgarage7869]

Your welcome!

[@azamatbezhan1653]

Is it possible to last 200 000 kilometres until swap lower arm

[@f.s.detailgarage7869]

@@azamatbezhan1653 i’m sure it’s possible but every car is its own scenario so I couldn’t give you a direct answer there but odds are I would say they need to be replaced before then

[@catalinvoiculescu5327]

Hello, tell me what is the dimensions of ball jount press ?

[@f.s.detailgarage7869]

I can’t remember. It was purchased from Amazon.

[@catalinvoiculescu5327]

Thanks !

[@f.s.detailgarage7869]

Your welcome

[@Slapp3]

What else can I used besides that spreader?

[@f.s.detailgarage7869]

Really the only way to ensure you won’t damage the joint but a hammer and solid snacks can also break it loose but could damage it while doing this.

[@eddiemay547]

how much front suspassion arm and rinar

[@f.s.detailgarage7869]

Not sure what the price was.

[@Anontesla]

Quickcrete makes a powder that obsorbs oil stains from the concrete and it works really good

[@f.s.detailgarage7869]

The sun here eventually bleached out the oil stain. Lol

[@dmo.amgc633]

Still watching, was there a torque spec I should know hoping you could say b4 I go looking thanks you great video am looking to do the job tomorrow just got my parts from fcp euro:)

[@f.s.detailgarage7869]

I’ll be honest I can’t remember what the torque specs were. Thank you for watching and subscribing!

[@vJohn316]

What size is the inverted torx on strut housing?

[@f.s.detailgarage7869]

I want to say E16 or E18 possibly.

[@what2be970]

T60

[@dmo.amgc633]

Great video all the information I need to do mine ,I have the parts and the know how ,just need a day off work :)

[@f.s.detailgarage7869]

Sweet glad to help out! Thanks for watching!

[@arttupiira9282]

did you have it aligned after this? was there anything that needed adjusting?

[@f.s.detailgarage7869]

Nope those are fixed mounted arms no adjustment. In my case alignment was good before so I didn’t need to align the vehicle after replacing.

[@gorillaump5869]

Thanks for the advice, I almost had it!

[@f.s.detailgarage7869]

Your welcome

[@StephenBrewer89]

Hate that about your driveway. Honda got me with my 2011 civic si back in the day. Had a good bit of work done to it but before I got a chance to swap to solid engine mounts I had one of them tear. The engine bay was so clean you could eat off it, then it had oil all over after that. Took forever to get cleaned. Although not as bad as a driveway :/ probably doing this to my w203 soon. Good video man. Actually got here looking for videos of c class with 30mm wheel spacers lol.

[@f.s.detailgarage7869]

Definitely a dumb design in my opinion took like 6 months for that oil to fade out in the driveway. Glad you found the video even if it sent you down a rabbit hole. 😂 Thanks for watching!

[@StephenBrewer89]

@@f.s.detailgarage7869 for sure man!

[@what2be970]

Was looking for the torque specs but apparantly your smarter than mercedes-benz, you dont need to torque anything to spec. Mercedes must just hire engineers to give them something to do. secondly, you adjust your alignment settings by using shims between the steering knuckle and strut as well as the tie rod (for toe in/out). And yes, you do need to get it aligned after you replace the control arms.

[@f.s.detailgarage7869]

Such a smart guy you came to KZbin for torque specs get a book and search for torque specs

[@jamesalvarez7201]

You talk to much

[@f.s.detailgarage7869]

@@jamesalvarez7201 you know what they say about opinions 😂👍