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Control Arm Bushing difficulties

I am in the process of replacing the bushings and ball joints on the lower front control arms of my 82 123. While attempting to remove the smaller bushing (connected to the steering rod?) I ran into a wall. Actually, the bolt, which needs to go up, butted in to the spring cup. How do I remove this bolt? Do I need to remove the springs and cup? If so are there any tricks? HELP!

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When to replace Accumulator Cells on 1987 300TDT?

I have had a 1987 300TDT diesel wagon (w124) for one year. It has 185,000 miles. I don't know whether replacing the Accumulator Cells would improve the quality of the ride, since I don't know what it should feel like. The rear end doesn't sag, and the self-leveling system works. Do the Accumulator Cells degrade the quality of the ride gradually, over time, or do they just break and you know it immediately, due to a bouncy ride? thanks

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