[W126 Coupe] Front suspension creaks

[David Fatovic]

Are the bushings a pain in the ass to replace on these
or pretty straight forward?

David

--- Satish Tummala <satish at tummala.net> wrote:

> This can also be the front sway bar bushings.  
> 
> Satish
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Jonathan Hodgman" <jhodgman at gmail.com>
> To: "Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists"
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> Sent: Monday, February 14, 2005 11:35 AM
> Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] Front suspension creaks
> 
> 
> > Nope, nothing to grease.  I've found creaky front
> ends are generally
> > from bad guide rod mounts or ball joints..  On
> rare occasion, the
> > upper control arm bushings have been the culprit. 
> You might try
> > squirting the upper control arm bushings w/ a
> liberal amount of
> > silicone spray/lubricant see if that makes it go
> away temporarily.
> > 
> > As a thought, it could be the spring and the
> rubber pad squeaking..
> > 
> > 
> > Jonathan
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > On Mon, 14 Feb 2005 08:32:07 -0800 (PST), David
> Fatovic
> > <coloradocroat at yahoo.com> wrote:
> >> Are there any grease points on the front
> suspension?
> >> 
> >> On my 85 SEC as well as my dad's 85 SEL Euro, the
> >> front suspension creaks all the time, mostly over
> >> slight bumps.  I am wondering if there are any
> grease
> >> points that I am not seeing.  If not, or there is
> >> another problem, what is it?  What should I look
> for?
> >> 
> >> Thanks,
> >> 
> >> David
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