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Old Jan 5, 2012 | 09:04 PM
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02 c240 rear car kicks to the right over bumps

When going over bumps or man hole covers the rear of the car will skip to the right when it hits. Any ideas on what to look for? Car has 50,000mi.
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Old Jan 9, 2012 | 11:19 PM
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Old Jan 10, 2012 | 11:20 AM
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im gonna say have your thrust bushings looked at. They're fluid filled and wear out over time....when my bushings failed, my car was skipping to the right or left everytime i hit a manhole cover, bump or ashphault snakes.
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Old Jan 10, 2012 | 09:19 PM
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I had this issue in my old C240. The issue for me was having a terribly off Camber. I needed some new thrust bushings as well and to reallign the car and most importantly check the CAMBER!!
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Old Jan 13, 2012 | 03:27 PM
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im gonna say have your thrust bushings looked at. They're fluid filled and wear out over time....when my bushings failed, my car was skipping to the right or left everytime i hit a manhole cover, bump or ashphault snakes.
Thanks for the replies guys. What is the way to check the thrust bushings and where are they located?
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Old Feb 2, 2012 | 04:39 PM
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Just an update guys, turns out my skip to the lou problems were corrected with a new set of tires and alignment. Never thought bad tires could bump a car sidewaysJeesh!
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Just an update guys, turns out my skip to the lou problems were corrected with a new set of tires and alignment. Never thought bad tires could bump a car sidewaysJeesh!
Yikes! Glad its fixed!
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