What's involved in R/R of a rear W123 wagon strut? Do you need a spring compressor?
On Sun, Jul 11, 2010 at 2:52 PM, Dillon, Meade M CIV SPAWARSYSCEN-ATLANTIC, 53310 <[email protected]> wrote: > " If the car rides high then the valve is not set properly. > That could cause your problem." > > That's what I'm thinking, and I also agree with replacing the leaking strut > with a good used model. > > If you've got two wagons and the time, why not swap out one strut at a time > to test them? > > FYI, I had to replace the struts in my '87 as both developed massive leaks > when the car sat for a long period of time and pressure leaked down to allow > the o-ring to travel into a really nasty portion of the cylinder. Was able > to get two really nice struts from salvage yard for $150, pulled by yours > truly, vs. new at $450 per strut. > > -Max > > ________________________________ > > From: [email protected] on behalf of Kaleb C. Striplin > Sent: Sun 7/11/2010 11:15 AM > To: Mercedes Discussion List > Subject: Re: [MBZ] W123 wagon with jarring ride and and > inaccuratespeedometer > > > > I told you months ago the speedo parts in the tranny were the same. As > for the SLS, the strut has nothing to do with acting like a shock, its > the job of the spheres. I dont think a slightly leaking strut could > cause the problem but I could be wrong. Maybe you got some bad > spheres. If the car rides high then the valve is not set properly. > That could cause your problem. > > andrew strasfogel wrote: > > I drove my 1983 300TD wagon (the one with functional SLS and transplanted > > 1985 transmission) to an MBCA tech session at a local dealership > yesterday. > > While the car was on a lift I discussed two nagging problems with their > > chief tech for older models. > > > > The first one is the speedometer that reads 10 percent high. With the > help > > of a parts guru, we determined that the plastic gear in the transmission > > housing where the speedometer cable is connected was the same part in > both > > the 1983 and 1985 transmissions. Therefore, the solution to my high > reading > > speedometer is to have it recalibrated. > > > > The second issue is the hard, jarring thumps in the rear when I drive > over > > potholes. The lack of dampening was not cured when I installed new air > > cells (accumulator sphere). The tech pointed out, however, that one of > my > > rear hydropneumatic struts was leaking slightly. This seemed strange, > > considering that the car rides high and doesn't settle when sitting. He > > said that the function of the struts was to act as a shock absorber, yet > I > > thought that was the job of the air cells. Would my problem resolve if I > > replaced the leaky strut? All other SLS components (pump, rear valve) > seem > > to be in order. > > > > Andrew > > 1983 300TD > > 1985 300TD > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com <http://www.okiebenz.com/> > > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > > -- > Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK > 95 E300, 94 S500, 92 500SEL, 92 300SD, 92 300E 4Matic, > 91 350SDL, 91 300D, 89 560SEL, 87 300SDL x2, 85 380SE 5.0 Euro, > 85 190D, 84 190D, 84 300D euro manny, 76 240D, 76 300D, > http://www.okiebenz.com <http://www.okiebenz.com/> > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com <http://www.okiebenz.com/> > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
