Thanks very much for the response. I really should have done a search before creating this thread as I found a fairly detailed set of instructions here:
http://www.benzworld.org/forums/w124...h-struts.html?
It sounds very fiddly as you point out, I will just have to keep reminding myself to hold on to my temper!
If anyone does have that .pdf I'd be grateful but I think I should be ok with what I've got now