Make Your Mercedes Ride, Handle & Feel Brand New For Super Cheap. Game Changing Miracle Tool!

Make your Mercedes or any other car feel brand new again by replacing worn out suspension bushings. This video will cover control arm bushings, thrust arm bushings torque strut bushings and basically any bushings that's pressed into a suspension arm.

The Bushing Tool officially covers these Mercedes cars.
W171, W203, W209, W211, W215, W220, W230

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[enzopianelli]

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!

[gmugrumbach]

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

[MD-ptyb]

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

[damianramey]

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.

[tvs]

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

[ericmarentette]

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!

[DannysGarage]

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.

[MrXXLERATE]

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.

[eddiesouther]

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.

[BoxScientific]

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.

[glisedan]

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.

[damianramey]

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.

[YusufPetersenCPT]

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.

[jensbond]

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.

[noahlugobaseballandboxing]

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.

[acful]

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!!!

[jcrc]

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.

[dyoel]

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.

[jesseparris]

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.

[Samcrac]

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