Easy fix? (airmatic)
05-15-2015, 07:00 PM
#1
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Easy fix? (airmatic)
Guys help me out here please. The passenger rear sits a finger lower than the rear driver side.
No matter what setting I put the airmatic on Comfort/Sport or raised. The result is constant.
I hear no hissing (leak?) and the height is steady over night and a few days without starting the car.
Other than just looking a finger lower all looks fine.
Could this be a simple fix with calibration? Is there such a thing as calibrating the airmatic?
Sorry if this all sounds like nonsense. I'm still new to the scene and this is my first MB.
Thanks guys for any help you can offer.
No matter what setting I put the airmatic on Comfort/Sport or raised. The result is constant.
I hear no hissing (leak?) and the height is steady over night and a few days without starting the car.
Other than just looking a finger lower all looks fine.
Could this be a simple fix with calibration? Is there such a thing as calibrating the airmatic?
Sorry if this all sounds like nonsense. I'm still new to the scene and this is my first MB.
Thanks guys for any help you can offer.
05-15-2015, 10:31 PM
#2
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Is the air spring inflated? It should be firm at all times. I had to replace two on my ML. Takes about 15 minutes. Each wheel has a link arm that operates a height sensor. I'm sure there is probably a calibration procedure, but I don't know what it is.
Last edited by Euler; 05-15-2015 at 10:36 PM.
05-16-2015, 12:55 AM
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Don't know but I will definetly look into it.
So it's possible for the suspension to fiction even though the air spring has failed?
Like I said it goes up and down as the do the other corners. Just that it sits a finger lower than the opposite side.
Thanks though. I'll investigate further as per your recommendation.
So it's possible for the suspension to fiction even though the air spring has failed?
Like I said it goes up and down as the do the other corners. Just that it sits a finger lower than the opposite side.
Thanks though. I'll investigate further as per your recommendation.
05-17-2015, 02:20 AM
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ML320 CDI 2007, 300E 24V Cab 1993
Easy Fix
Hi Ouzo
I had this issue on the front left wheel. The problem was that the link arm that operates a height sensor was stucked on one of the ball joints due to rust. What happends then is that the linkarm will be slightly bent and becomes shorter, this will lower the airspring a couple of centimeters. Just buy a new linkarm, easy DIY job!
Mike
I had this issue on the front left wheel. The problem was that the link arm that operates a height sensor was stucked on one of the ball joints due to rust. What happends then is that the linkarm will be slightly bent and becomes shorter, this will lower the airspring a couple of centimeters. Just buy a new linkarm, easy DIY job!
Mike
