HELP: Stabilizer Bar/Linkage Replacement
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From: Great White North (the one with the crappy dollar)
2002 c32
HELP: Stabilizer Bar/Linkage Replacement
Can those who had this work done/replaced please provide me with the part numbers so I can deal w. MB accordingly.
My c32 "knocks" over bumps worse than a 1969 pickup!
Also, did MB "upgrade" the Stabiliser Bar with a thicker one as well?
TIA
My c32 "knocks" over bumps worse than a 1969 pickup!
Also, did MB "upgrade" the Stabiliser Bar with a thicker one as well?
TIA
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S550, R350, GL550, ML63 AMG
swaybar link
You need to replace the swaybar links. I'm doing the same thing on mine this weekend. They wear out quicker with harder suspension and rolling on 19's.
Don't have the part #'s sorry...
Don't have the part #'s sorry...
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From: Great White North (the one with the crappy dollar)
2002 c32
it is a known issue
with the C class, my suspension is AMG "stock" but I recall various owners of all C Classes with this issue.
btw you should'nt have to pay for it, MB should honour their replacement as the part is NOT doing its job!!
btw you should'nt have to pay for it, MB should honour their replacement as the part is NOT doing its job!!
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Mine have the same knock and I originally thought the noise come from the bushings that hold the bar, how do you tell if they are broken by looking at it.
I think they are something like $60 a piece
I think they are something like $60 a piece
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Bushings would not make that noise.
Put the car on a lift, all four wheels off of the ground, get under the front end and just move the swaybar links up and down. If you hear a metal to metal sound, the link needs to be replaced. Fairly cheap to replace.
Put the car on a lift, all four wheels off of the ground, get under the front end and just move the swaybar links up and down. If you hear a metal to metal sound, the link needs to be replaced. Fairly cheap to replace.
