Euan wrote:
Thanks Richard. Yes, I thought the silence was ominous.
The replacement is necessary because our Warrant of Fitness authorities
deem any leak of hydraulic fluid from suspension systems as an automatic
'FAIL'. Invoking Mercedes leak-tolerances falls on deaf ears. Worse
still, the
You dont disconnect them thru the spring. They have a cover you remove
from inside the car to get at the fittings.
Karl Wittnebel wrote:
Hardest part is disconnecting the hydraulic fittings
through the spring. PITA. Otherwise torx head bolt
under the carpet in the rear, just behind rear seat
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From: Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Monday, January 22, 2007 9:16 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Process for installing 300TD's rear suspension struts
You dont disconnect them thru the spring. They have a cover you remove
from inside the car
Euan,
Not loads of people answering this, because it is a very expensive and
often un-necessary job.
So I will ask the obvious, what makes you think you need to replace
them? IF they are not leaking fluid in excess of the Mercedes ratings,
they are not bad.
A bouncy or hard ride is not the
Thanks Richard. Yes, I thought the silence was ominous.
The replacement is necessary because our Warrant of Fitness authorities
deem any leak of hydraulic fluid from suspension systems as an automatic
'FAIL'. Invoking Mercedes leak-tolerances falls on deaf ears. Worse
still, the FAIL is
Euan,
If they are dripping, then I think they may qualify as really really
bad. Shame, as they are expensive, as you have learned.
I will do some research and get back to you with a good description of
the job.
Should the SWMBO toss you out, you can take up residence in the back of
the TD with
Hardest part is disconnecting the hydraulic fittings
through the spring. PITA. Otherwise torx head bolt
under the carpet in the rear, just behind rear seat
where it folds down. Removal from A-arm is simple.
These rarely go bad. Make sure it is not your pump,
the check valve, the ride height
It might be simpler to emigrate to NZ...
On 1/22/07, Karl Wittnebel [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hardest part is disconnecting the hydraulic fittings
through the spring. PITA. Otherwise torx head bolt
under the carpet in the rear, just behind rear seat
where it folds down. Removal from A-arm is
Hi there colleagues
Happy New Year from the Antipodes. Don't know how your winters are
progressing, but this summer, we're having a mild winter.
Warrant of Fitness tests are imminent so it's time to install the new
rear suspension struts on my 1985 300TD. I don't intend to fit them
myself
