: Re: [MBZ] 87 MBZ 300 D Turbo Excessive Negative Camber
Have you looked at the subframe bushings? There are four, two front
and two rear. There should be a half and inch or more space between
subframe and body -- if not, likely the mounts are bad. I'm going to
use the ones I intended
I have four new springs that a friend bought for a 300E and never used. Let
me know if you are interested and I'm sure you can get them at a good
price. Hopefully there are numbers on them to see if they will fit. I have
no idea if they would help your problem though.
Harry
On Sun, Jun 29,
On Mon, Jun 30, 2008 at 6:08 AM, Harry Watkins [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I have four new springs that a friend bought for a 300E and never used. Let
me know if you are interested and I'm sure you can get them at a good
price. Hopefully there are numbers on them to see if they will fit. I have
Have you looked at the subframe bushings? There are four, two front
and two rear. There should be a half and inch or more space between
subframe and body -- if not, likely the mounts are bad. I'm going to
use the ones I intended for the old car for the new one this fall
when I get the
I jacked it up again, removed the wheels and loosened all the bolts (both
ends) enough so the bolt moved freely and then jacked up the spring link to
the normal level height and tightened all the bolts. And the new links were
Lemforder from Rusty (along with the new bolts and busings). I can only
My MBZ has excessive negative camber on both rear tires. I just replaced all
the links and the control arm busings (two per side) and the rubber pad
above the springs. All needed to be replaced - so no loss. But I still have
the excessive camber. Are the sub frame mount bushings next? I don't see
Bad subframe mounts will not affect camber, just ride and noise.
Check ride height (to check for sagging springs, they do go bad).
When you replaced the links, did you jack the wheel carrier to ride
height BEFORE tightening any of the bolts past a loose fit?
Have you had a 4-wheel alignment
I'm not sure what the correct Ride Height is. The Vehicle Level is within
limits - only 5mm difference between rear right and left side. Should I
loosen and retighten all the link bolts when the rear axle is perfectly
horizontal? Because my mistake was probably when I tightened them all while
the
Yup. You MUST jack the wheel carrier to the normal position. The
rubber in the links acts are part of the spring, and if you tighten
them up with the wheel at full extension, they pull it out of place
when you put the weight of the car on them. The wheel is too far
forward and canted in
