Alex, you make all of this look so easy. The funny thing is the more I watch how you work on these cars, the easier it "seems," so my confidence level goes up to where I can probably tackle most of this stuff you show us myself. Thanks for your effort is putting these DYI videos together. It's very time consuming I know and much appreciated. Besides that, you're awesome guy. Thanks!

I used to be a computer repair tech. Then I bought a used Mercedes-Benz. Now I'm an auto repair tech.

@m1u2j1o9

3 жыл бұрын

lol I used to be a but a boy. Then i bought a used Mercedes-Benz. Now I'm an auto repair tech.

@mhuzaifah3357

3 жыл бұрын

Same here.

@Alex-jp3ek

3 жыл бұрын

What a coincidence. Today I told myself I’m thinking of getting into being a Mercedes tech/learning to fix benz’s

@vusindlovu8897

3 жыл бұрын

Me too. Easiest car to repair thou

@jkeating38

2 жыл бұрын

I am a computer repair tech. Then I bought a used mercedes benz. Now I am still a computer tech with a bit of benz experience and my brother is a mercedes tech.

Its because of you that I just bought my wife a 2015 CLS 550. Would love to see a vid on replacing the airbag suspension. Keep up the good work - very helpful

Thanks for your great videos! During quarantine, I’ve replaced my lower ball joints, control arms, front brake rotors and pads on my w211 E63. This represents a $4-5,000 savings over dealer pricing. And it was really satisfying to do myself. I would not have tried had I not seen your videos.

Alex, been watching a lot of your videos in the last 4-5 months. I love your attitude and energy! I've always done my own maintenance on my older vehicles that were relatively easy to maintain. I have always loved the MB and bought a 2011 ML 350 4Mmatic 10 years ago, a CPO vehicle. Later that year I bought a 2003 SLK32 AMG roadster that I truly love; never seen rain, never driven in winter. I've always been intimidated by the fact it was a MB. Scared to touch it; take it to the dealar!! I wish I had a lift in my garage!! Love your content, your attitude and Peter in your videos when you got your shop!! You do great work and produce awesome vidoes!!! You truly are THE MAN!!!

Alex, as a DIYer on my GL550 (x164), these videos are a life saver. I subscribed to your Amazon account. FCP Euro has been my go to for years.

Bro you are a life saver. I was watching so many videos of people disassembling the entire rotor and brake assembly to get the upper control arm out.

These videos are so great Alex! As a fellow C55 owner I find them super helpful - can't wait for the next video regarding performance upgrades. Keep them coming!

Hi Alex. Great videos, here in Australia we don't have the luxury of lifetime warranties on spare parts. With the condition of our roads here, many companies would go broke honouring those said warranties. You guys in the US have no idea how bad some of our streets & roads & even some of our major highways are. You are so lucky. Thanks mate.

Hey Mate, really like your videos, has given me a bit more faith to work on my car, 09 C63. And in saying that, today I changed out my sway bar arms, and gotta say the car is handling so much better, I reckon they were gone for a while but I didn't realized until they started knocking. It's like having a new car again :) Keep up the good work !!

This is why I watch this channel and have such respect for Alex. Despite doing extreme upgrades to high end cars, he never loses sight of the basics and explains them in proper context. Whether or not you have the big ambitions for your cars that he has for his, he is an unending resource for bang-for-the-buck tips like this that will vastly improve your driving experience without breaking your wallet. Kudos to Alex for this video. DO THIS REPAIR TODAY! I recently changed all of the lower subframe bushings on my 1998 e36. The video description is spot on. This job is a game changer. BMW makes a (much less elegant) tool for removing these bushings. I opted for the 'giant C clamp' ball joint removal kit that you can borrow for free from any AutoZone, which is very similar and works nearly the same. In one lazy afternoon, I replaced the FCABs, sway bar bushings, RTABs, and the two bushings that connect to the rear wheel knuckle (one is a ball joint). All of these bushings cost ~$100 total (FCP Euro baby!). For the cost and effort the car drives like a million dollars. I bought the car with 50k miles. Even compared to how the car drove then, it is now a million times better. It provides perfect harmony with the road. Perfect feedback from the road but with flat turns, dull bumps, and no body roll. DON'T EVEN BOTHER UPGRADING YOUR LATE MODEL CAR unless you plan to do this repair. Any other upgrades will pale in comparison. Assuming your car has an engine in it, this repair will provide the biggest, most satisfying difference in driving feel and performance that you will ever experience. Hands down. And its perhaps the cheapest and easiest. Kudos to Alex for this video. Its easy to 'go big' with fancy tuner stuff and miss the little things that factor big. Alex gets the bigger picture and nails it with this video.

Link for repair manuals isn't working.

Thanks for sharing. I'll be picking up 20 ton HF on sale. Got many bushings to press. On Jeep, Maxima and the E55. 5 thumps down. Not sure what's to hate. Haters gonna hate, no matter what - I guess.

Hey Alex Great informative video as always! I love how you break everything down step by step!🐟

My 07 W211 Wagon I think has gained over 500hp since using my new W211 keytag. Now I need to upgrade the the handling!

Haha funny timing. I just took my E55 (102k miles) to my mechanic over a slight clunking noise in the front left part of the car. He diagnosed a worn bushing but said its not so bad that it needs to be replaced right away. I'm going to get the arms swapped out after watching your video. Thanks, Alex!

@LegitStreetCars

5 жыл бұрын

Awesome to hear man! Save that money! Alex

Great video. Your videos are very detailed which helps to simplify the process for people who like to work on their own vehicles.

So I just had to add another comment because of how amazing this is. Because of this video I decided to tackle this myself, and let me tell everyone who is thinking about doing this. DO IT!! Not only did it save TONS of money (Mercedes Benz Japan wanted $987 for parts only, on one side not both) but it actually does handle like a brand new car. No slop, no more clunking. Disclaimer, luckily because I am on a military base we have a self help garage with a lift. Although doable without one, I would never try this unless I had access to a lift. Also, when I removed the bolts to the sway arm, they broke off. That took this two hour job and made it a two day job. I don't know if this is Mercedes Benz or a back yard mechanic, but the bolts had been smothered in what appeared to be JB Weld. Drilled them out, re-tapped the threads and put in regular bolts, problem solved. Dude if you set up a Patreon account, I would gladly donate simply because of how easy you made this process for me.

LMAO , Alex your editing is getting better! Great tutorial and fantastic angles so you can really see what you are doing!

This tool would have been sooo useful when I was installing my KMAC camber correcting bushing on the rear control arm of my W210 wagon! It took me hours of pounding, cutting, drilling and heating/freezing to get the original bushings out. But it was worth it, now my wagon has perfect rear camber and I'm not needing to buy new Michelins ever 15k miles!

Alex you have explained everything very professionally. Excellent bro.

Good video. I love the way you explained everything. I also have issues with the front wheels of my C230. I will have to replace everything. Last time I replaced only the bushings but the noise came back. This time around I will change everything so that I can enjoy my ride.

Man ooooo man I wish FCPeuro have those bushings 3 months ago I just changed all the suspension arms in my w204 using the 4th method I hope you can make videos about the w204 man it’s a lot of us out there that we need help working in this cars thanks!👍🏽

I generally replace whole control arms rather than pressing bushings... dunno if it's different on Mercedes but on BMW's the ball joints get destroyed by the time the bushings are bad, and in most cases the ball joints can't be replaced on their own so you have to replace the whole arm.

Thanx for the super video on replacing bushing on Mercedes !! It would b nice to see you replace the lower ball joint on the Mercedes W211 !!

Great video. Thanks for the advice on not loading the bush with the weight off the car. This is not mentioned in other videos. 👍

Absolutely excellent 👏🏻 I subscribed!!!

Great presentation and illustrations.Just perfect.

Great work, replacing suspension bushing.

Doing the this on my W211 E500 now. Thx. Super helpful

Awesome video. Thanks for sharing the great knowledge.

As usual, another excellent and helpful video. I believe when the time comes I'll be replacing the entire arms as like some have already said, the ball joints tend to get a lot of work on our bad northern roads. Please, if you get the chance, do a video on the deterioration of the plastic elbow of the upper coolant line on the m113k engines and any other degradation coolant issues you may know about which need attention.. Just had mine blow off on the highway, not a fun ride. At least I got to flush the coolant!

I replaced both struts, both thrust arms and control arms on my SL55. Dealer quoted about $5,500. I did it for about $1200. Bought a small hydraulic press from harbor freight for $65.

@TheMetrefekseli

5 жыл бұрын

These part cost like 300 usd the best aftermarket brands , hwo also produce oem for Mercedes , and they charge 5000 usd in labor ?

@eddiesouther

5 жыл бұрын

The struts are way more than that. They were $900 rebuilt.

@mercedesbenzs600bash

5 жыл бұрын

damn u saved a ton of money,real smart move...

@amirkazemi2517

4 жыл бұрын

@@eddiesouther my air struts rebuilt were $275 on my 2007 S550

@eddiesouther8906

4 жыл бұрын

@@amirkazemi2517 These are hydraulic not air

Excellent video! Thanks for sharing!

I think he really explains very good about replacing full control arm or just bushing.

Yea, as a mb tech and shop owner of 35 years we normally installed new unit, not bushings. But in some bushings it is worth it. Rear control suspension you always replace linkages.

Had the exact same problem with cracked rubber on both sides on my W211 E220 cdi. Had the arms changed and it kind of firmed up the ride. Not a revolution to the drive, but definitely a change to the better.

Did this on my W203 , got all new control arms from detroit axle off e bay. 130.00 Zero presses used.They are still good after 2 years .Pay attention on how to retighten, very important. Around 8 min part.Good video.

@LegitStreetCars

5 жыл бұрын

The factory Mercedes bushings I installed were 50 bucks for both and that are the AMG part number. So a little different situation. But ive bought those cheaper arms to and they can last 2-3 years.

New viewer... solid content with really good suggestions and options. Thanks.

I just bought my own Baum Toools Bushing kit, Hope it works well, It just shipped. Been a Mercedes Benz Tech in CA and AZ since 1995

I have done this Maintenance and my E500 Sport drives like absolutely Brand New

Big fan of your work, been a sub since the early days. You can also use sockets and a threaded bar with washers and nuts if your really tight on cash!

Alex, very helpful. you take the mystery out of Mercedes

That elongated hole in each front bushing is for the alignment shop to set up the correct alignment. You should get that done after this job. I have an '07 E320 Bluetec (150k) and I need to do this along with new struts.

The '80's... Rod Stewart! Ha ha... This is a great vid Alex since my '03 AMG also has worn out lower control arm bushings. Unfor. I don't have a lift so I'm hoping SOMEDAY that Legit Street will RELOCATE to Southern Cal. in the near future...

Excellent video as always Alex 🙂👍

This is gold! I crashed and broke the bushing right out!! On my c230

I've been waiting for this one!!! haha thank you LSC! Next DIY for my 05' C55

@kaidiego

5 жыл бұрын

Also update us how those high performance once work out, might consider those instead of stock or make my own poly bushings...

i pull it up ramps when tightening with the wheels on and car in normal resting position if you dont have a lift that way works well.

@LegitStreetCars

5 жыл бұрын

Great idea!

I love this guy he just made it look super simple

Hi, I just wanted to say thank you for sharing this video it was very helpful

Very useful and practical Video.. Thank you very much Buddy.

Great, accurate info. Thank you for the knowledge.

Good in photography and excellent in performance and artistic creativity. Thank you very much

I used to replace bushings alone but a bad bushing usually kills the joint and you'll really notice that with a new bushing. Unless it's a crazy priced piece, just cry one and swap the whole piece.

I always got me some time for legitstreetcars! Your arsenal of shop tools in the garage is growing and looks great. Alex do you rehearse your lines in your sleep?

The front end kit is a 10 piece front suspension kit for 300 bucks and you can buy it at A1 auto. It comes with the full arm bushing and ball joints. Every single front end suspension arm comes in the kit even away bar end links. Love your videos and I'm a die hard Benz guy too I just figured I could help a few of your subscribers out.

@LegitStreetCars

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks brother!

@Jay75Euro

5 жыл бұрын

Is there a link to buy parts ?

@davidtaylor857

5 жыл бұрын

I bought that complete kit and also changed struts and springs. I spent about $650 and had completely new front suspension. Car is a clk550 with 120k.

@noahlugobaseballandboxing7015

5 жыл бұрын

@@Jay75Euro just go to A1 Auto parts they have warehouses all over the U.S.

Just bought a Mercedes thanks to you and it's my 1st foreign car I'm nervous lol😬

Great information and I appreciate it

This was very informative, i thank you kindly!

Sincerely I love your videos !

Loved this vid :) Do one on the Rear multi-link now !

More like check that steering box since some Mercedes Benz only had a steering box .but indeed rubber bushes on European vehicle's are soft as even some of arms /castor rods cost a fortune unless the ball joined end of worn out if it has one . Great video mate

Great work! Thanks.

When I see a LegitStreetCars video, I first click like, then I watch!

@cornekleingunnewiek5024

5 жыл бұрын

Mee too!😅

@Gnux91

5 жыл бұрын

He clicc he wacc he samcracc :-) greetings from Ft Lauderdale, FL

@karimelsoly

5 жыл бұрын

You're both my favorite cars KZreadrs ... Keep it up

@FrenchValleyAirport

5 жыл бұрын

quit kissin ass

@wjohnsonism

5 жыл бұрын

Me too, only because the more of these I watch, the more I think about getting an e55!

*YoUr A bAd aRSe INSPIRATION!!! Thank you for the heads up on the 55 AMG going for the SL. I live in SoCal*

My c230 just got them changed for the first time i think after liek 250k+miles. cant wait to know how it feels.

I love this video. Thank you sir!

Showing the install process would have been super helpful too. Thanks for what you posted though

These diy videos are priceless. Keep them coming.

Ordering parts now, thanks Alex! Car will feel awesome, especially now my stabilizer bar has been torqued properly :)

Great video, ,thanks for sharing

Beautiful Bush 🍀 informative

If you want to press in bushings and not buy a tool, just take those control arms to an automotive machinist or independent repair shop and pay about $20 to $25. This is also a great way to deal with MacPherson struts. These control arms look much like the control arms of a B5/B5.5 Passat and certain Audi models. In the case of those cars, it is often cheaper to just buy control arms. If you go to online part stores which specialize in VW, you can buy a complete set of control arms and save more money. I am sure that the same applies to companies that specialize in Benz.

Excellent. You’re saving a LOT of people money. $$$$$

Very very good project, explanation 👍

you got me this time... when Rod Steward appeard on the screen i really thought i had mistakenly clicked somewhere without noticing.

@marshalllhiepler

4 жыл бұрын

Neither Rod, nor the child were seatbelted into a proper seat, or a certified car-seat. So ... despite what the misleading lyrics might suggest ... the most likely outcome of poor parenting choices is ... Forever Dead. Just saying.

Alex, thx 4 making this video! My S55 AMG has worn out lower control arms as my left tire contests. But Goodyear tire wanted $2000 to fix it! That was with the 4 control arms upper and lower. My question is do the upper need replacing with the lower? Thx

Alex you are the man!! thank you very much for sharing. do UPPER control arms go bad? what are the signs of a bad one? thanks boss

Great video! I was tripping at times because I thought there was a voice over at some points 😂

nice job!! thanks for video

Wish your Garage was in the New York area, you know allot better than those at the dealer.

Great tutorial Alex! Nicely done :) I just replaced those 2 control arms on my W203 last week and I find it very annoying that you need to change the whole control arm because of one bad ball joint ...

@LegitStreetCars

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks. The good part is the arm isn't too expensive

Great vid! Thanks.

Great content and links! I just purchased an '06 S600 V12 turbo with about 130,000 miles. Looking to bring this car up to speed as far as repairs and maintenance go while also addressing problem areas for the sake of reliability. Any tips or special things to look out for? Thanks!

I’m actually repairing my upper control arm on my 2003 C320 today

Alex your production skills a really good for a Mercedes "G" . Nice.

Correct and respect and common sense! Great man, thx, from Belgium Europe😎🇧🇪🍺🤜

I need a rear strut bushing. I bet one of your cars does too and that would be another great vid.

It may be just me, but I would always go for the new arms on a 13 year old car. I would hate to replace the bushings and a few months later have the ball joints go. Learned that the hard way years ago.

@SpeedyDriver90

5 жыл бұрын

Got the same in mind. I would never only change the bushings..

@J-Eagan

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah that happened to my e46. Totally agree, if the bushing is worn badly, chances are your ball joints don’t have much life left so you should just change both, plus it’s much easier to do since they often come as a assembly too!

@TheMetrefekseli

5 жыл бұрын

Especially in W203 Mercedes is very comon failure ,needto change complete arm and going for the best brand to have a decent life of the part

@AJGreen-cn8kk

5 жыл бұрын

@@J-Eagan I'm an E46 guy too. 220000 miles on my 04, 330ci. Still on the factory clutch! Listen to Alex about parts, always buy from FCPeuro. You only buy them once. Lifetime warranties are great especially if you keep your cars as long as I do.

@fsb1284

5 жыл бұрын

A.J. Green My W220 is over 16yo now and has just under 107k mi. It’s getting new arms 😉

Your video is very informative. My question is what are the torque specs for w215 upper control arm, thrust arm and lower control arm?

A new project!! Non AMG !!! But definitely a Mercedes! Can't wait to see this

@LegitStreetCars

5 жыл бұрын

Its going to be awesome!

not related to this video, but you should take the e55 for a top speed run one day! love the videos!

When tightening the control arm, you can use a jack to lift the suspension to its ride height. That way you can keep the car in the air.

Damn I needed this video bro I got a w218 cls63 I can tell it’s making squeaking and not riding as tight as usual I’m gonna Check bushings

Hi Alex, I've just done the arms, drop links and track-rod ends on my CLK 320 CDi (A209). Both ball joints were totally gone and the car now drives great. The car's done 100k miles would you suggest changing the rear arms as well? Ciao!

Great video!! Tks... would you confirm if the tool would work on a 2014 BMW X6? Tks for sharing 👌🏻

Excellent video.

Thanks for the video