[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
How do you know when to replace the shocks ? Does anybody ever just keep the
orginals ?
Mercedes outlines a test for shocks. It requires that the shock be
removed and measured. That's the ONLY accurate test. It requires a
little more labor than just to replace the shock! Since it's rare that
there is much question until the shock approaches (or often exceeds)
100kmi (so is already thru at least half of it potential life). It's
rare that it doesn't make sense to replace the shock rather than replace
a shock that's well more than half worn out. Each of the my cars has
benefited from shock replacement by 200kmi (long before they fail the
"bounce test"). Heavier cars (or cars that are driven HARD) may require
replacement sooner (some as soon as 100+kmi).
By the time a car fails the "bounce test" the shock is totally trashed
and the driving characteristics of the car doesn't resemble anything
Mercedes designed!
Marshall
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Marshall Booth (who doesn't respond to unsigned questions)
"der Dieseling Doktor" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
'87 300TD 182Kmi, '84 190D 2.2 229Kmi, '85 190D 2.0 161Kmi, '87 190D 2.5
turbo 237kmi
