Shocks loose their damping ability long before they fail the bounce test. If you feel your Mercedes float whe going over a rise in the road or the front or rear end tend to rebound after going over a bump then you are probably due.
Four things cause shock failure - they are: Gas pressure loss Fluid loss Internal valving failure (internal wear) Damper fluid breakdown Only fluid loss can be measured from the outside because it's obvious. It will be obvious that you needed shocks after you replace them. Thanks, Tom Hargrave 256-656-1924 www.kegkits.com -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of LT Don Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2005 7:22 PM To: Mercedes mailing list Subject: Re: [MBZ] Rear Shock Absorbers I just ask my brother-in-law. He does this stuff for a living and is paid quite well for being car smart. On 12/13/05, Jim Cathey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > How do you know when to replace the shocks? > > If it fails the traditional bounce test, they're bad. But they > may be somewhat bad long before that. I think that if you've got > 100-200kmi on them, they'd probably benefit from replacement! > > I replaced the original ones in the rear of our SDL, at something > like 180kmi, and I'm no longer sure exactly why. (I'm sure I was > chasing some symptom or another.) But I kept the old ones, as I > didn't really notice much difference with the new ones. Those old > used shocks were eventually put into the Chicken Wagon, replacing > the non-OEM Kyb's that were there, for a noticeable improvement. > > -- Jim > > > _______________________________________ > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net > -- 1977 240D 1972 Honda CB-500K motorcycle http://www.airamericaradio.com/listen _______________________________________ For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net
