What is the purpose of lower control arm bushings?
The purpose of a control arm bushing is to reduce the amount of vibration created between the frame and the wheels and to keep the control arm aligned. Limited vibration makes for a comfortable drive with minimal unpleasant disturbances.
Do you need to replace lower control arm or bushing?
I can tell you that no matter who you go to you probably don’t want to replace the entire control arms unless they are bad. With your car being a 1993 you probably do need to change your bushings. While you have the control arm out you should probably go ahead and change your ball joints as well. The ball joints are about $30-$40 a side.
How much does a Mercedes Benz control arm cost?
The bushings range from about $40-$50 a side. A good control arm is about $300 a side, and very well might be more if you buy an official MB control arm. You can get cheap control arms for about $150 a side, but they are a pretty critical part of your suspension.
What are the most common Mercedes Benz suspension issues?
At German Auto Center, one of the most common suspension issues that we see is worn or failed control arm or thrust arm bushings (thrust arms are the forward facing control arm). The control arm bushings on your Mercedes Benz take most of the force during braking, cornering and heavy acceleration.
What to do if your Mercedes Benz suspension is creaking?
Listen for a “creaking” noise coming from the suspension while driving at low speeds. Ball Joints – Using an appropriate sized pry bar pry between the control arm and the spindle to determine if there is any play in the ball joint or where the ball joint is pressed into the control arm.
Where are the control arms on a Mercedes W203?
The front suspension on the Mercedes W203 have two control arms on each side that attach to the steering knuckle and the chassis, an upper and lower. The control arm has two areas of trouble; The ball joint that connects to steering knuckle and the control arm bushing, that connects it to the chassis.
I can tell you that no matter who you go to you probably don’t want to replace the entire control arms unless they are bad. With your car being a 1993 you probably do need to change your bushings. While you have the control arm out you should probably go ahead and change your ball joints as well. The ball joints are about $30-$40 a side.
The bushings range from about $40-$50 a side. A good control arm is about $300 a side, and very well might be more if you buy an official MB control arm. You can get cheap control arms for about $150 a side, but they are a pretty critical part of your suspension.
At German Auto Center, one of the most common suspension issues that we see is worn or failed control arm or thrust arm bushings (thrust arms are the forward facing control arm). The control arm bushings on your Mercedes Benz take most of the force during braking, cornering and heavy acceleration.