- Use to remove and install the front lower control arm and torque strut bushings
- Services: Mercedes W203, 204, 209, 211, 215, 220, 221 and 230 chassis vehicles
- Features a pressure piece that provides correct positioning of replacement bushing, plus cut-out in cap to allow sighting of bushing position
- Packed in blow mold case
Instructions
Removal:
- Raise and support vehicle safely.
- Remove brake caliper and hang on hook.
- On vehicles with ASR, unclip brake wear indicator cable from rail.
- Remove brake disc.
- Remove parking brake shoes.
- Unscrew bolts and adjust brake shield to expose bushing.
- Unscrew self-locking hex nut and remove with hex bolt from link.
- Press wheel carrier up out of spring link using cutout on 8690.
- Attach 8690 thrust piece, bush, and bolt to pull bushing from carrier. Ensure bush opening faces outward.
- Pull bushing out with 8690 extractor tool.
Installation:
- Pull new bushing into wheel carrier centered in eye using 8690.
- Press wheel carrier back into spring link, ensuring no damage to seals.
- Install hex bolt and new self-locking nut, torque to 120 Nm.
- Reinstall parking brake shoes, brake disc, wear indicator cable.
- Reattach brake caliper onto wheel carrier.
- Reinstall all other components in reverse order.
Application Details
| Make | Model | Year |
| Mercedes | 190D | 1984-1989 |
| Mercedes | 190E | 1984-1993 |
| Mercedes | 260E | 1987-1989 |
| Mercedes | 300CE | 1988-1993 |
| Mercedes | 300D | 1987, 1990-1993 |
| Mercedes | 300E | 1986-1993 |
| Mercedes | 300SE | 1992-1993 |
| Mercedes | 300SL | 1990-1993 |
| Mercedes | 300TD | 1987 |
| Mercedes | 300TE | 1988-1993 |
| Mercedes | 400E | 1992-1993 |
| Mercedes | 400SE | 1992 |
| Mercedes | 400SEL | 1993 |
| Mercedes | 500E | 1992-1993 |
| Mercedes | 500SEC | 1993 |
| Mercedes | 500SL | 1990-1993 |
| Mercedes | 600SEC | 1993 |
| Mercedes | 600SEL | 1992-1993 |
| Mercedes | 600SL | 1993 |
| Mercedes | C220 | 1994-1996 |
| Mercedes | C230 | 1997-2007 |
| Mercedes | C240 | 2001-2005 |
| Mercedes | C280 | 1994-2007 |
| Mercedes | C32 AMG | 2002-2004 |
| Mercedes | C320 | 2001-2005 |
| Mercedes | C350 | 2006-2007 |
| Mercedes | C36 AMG | 1995-1997 |
| Mercedes | C43 AMG | 1998-2000 |
| Mercedes | C55 AMG | 2005-2006 |
| Mercedes | CL500 | 1998-2006 |
| Mercedes | CL55 AMG | 2001-2006 |
| Mercedes | CL600 | 1998-2006 |
| Mercedes | CL65 AMG | 2005-2006 |
| Mercedes | CLK320 | 1998-2005 |
| Mercedes | CLK350 | 2006-2009 |
| Mercedes | CLK430 | 1999-2003 |
| Mercedes | CLK500 | 2003-2006 |
| Mercedes | CLK55 AMG | 2001-2006 |
| Mercedes | CLK550 | 2007-2009 |
| Mercedes | CLK63 AMG | 2007-2008 |
| Mercedes | E300 | 1995-1999 |
| Mercedes | E320 | 1994-2002 |
| Mercedes | E320 Wagon | 2003 |
| Mercedes | E420 | 1994-1995 |
| Mercedes | E420 | 1997 |
| Mercedes | E430 | 1998-2002 |
| Mercedes | E55 AMG | 1999-2002 |
| Mercedes | S320 | 1994-1999 |
| Mercedes | S350 | 1994-1995 |
| Mercedes | S350 | 2006 |
| Mercedes | S420 | 1994-1999 |
| Mercedes | S430 | 2000-2006 |
| Mercedes | S500 | 1994-2006 |
| Mercedes | S600 | 1994-2006 |
| Mercedes | S65 AMG | 2006 |
| Mercedes | SL320 | 1994-1997 |
| Mercedes | SL500 | 1994-2002 |
| Mercedes | SL600 | 1994-2002 |
| Mercedes | SLK230 | 1998-2004 |
| Mercedes | SLK280 | 2006-2008 |
| Mercedes | SLK300 | 2009-2011 |
| Mercedes | SLK32 AMG | 2002-2004 |
| Mercedes | SLK320 | 2001-2004 |
| Mercedes | SLK350 | 2005-2011 |
| Mercedes | SLK55 AMG | 2005-2010 |
