Philip, You may be right. Official FTM method required measuring at specific hard points on the suspension with special tools to measure angles and such. Maybe Andrew needs to bite the bullet and replace every bit of rubber in the rear suspension, which would involve completely removing the rear axle carrier assembly. I'm sure that whatever suspension problem he's suffering will be readily apparent during that overhaul. I did that on my '85 wagon, took about two days of hard labor (and I had access to a lift and air tools and professional help), but I did find and correct everything wrong and the car rode like a dream when I was done.
-Max -----Original Message----- From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Fmiser Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 2010 1:47 AM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] W123 wagon with jarring ride and and inaccurate speedometer > Dillon, Meade M CIV SPAWARSYSCEN-ATLANTIC, 53310 wrote: > Also, there is a shade-tree method for determining if your car's rear > end height is correct or not. You should find 19 inches measuring > from the center of the star in the wheel straight up and over the lip > of the fender to the chrome/rubber trim strip. Plus or minus 0.5 > inches is probably acceptable. What this method ignores is that if the subframe mounts are worn, the body will sit lower when the suspension is setup correctly. Therefore, unless the rubber has been recently replaced, these old cars should probably sit lower than that. A measurement from the bottom of the differential housing to the ground would seem to me to be more accurate. -- Philip _______________________________________ 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
