1995 E320 Wagon rear suspension HELP
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1995 E320 Wagon rear suspension HELP
I just picked up a 1995 e320 wagon and love it. BUT the rear Merc shocks with the auto level have been taken out and replaced with aftermarket shocks. The car rides fine with only 1-2 people in it but will bottom out over speed bumps when it has a full load. It appears that the factory springs were not upgraded.
I would like to get the original load leveling suspension back in the car ASAP. The lines for the load leveling system are blanked off in place so I thought I would find a set of the used Merc load leveling shocks and install them.
Can anyone provide me with a procedure on how to bleed out the load leveling system? (I did not find one using the search function) Any advice for trouble shooting would be greatly appreciated.
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Matt
I would like to get the original load leveling suspension back in the car ASAP. The lines for the load leveling system are blanked off in place so I thought I would find a set of the used Merc load leveling shocks and install them.
Can anyone provide me with a procedure on how to bleed out the load leveling system? (I did not find one using the search function) Any advice for trouble shooting would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Matt
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Thanks, have never had a self bleeding hydraulic system before.
Looking forward to hooking the leveling rams and see what happens when I start it up.
Looking forward to hooking the leveling rams and see what happens when I start it up.
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What is the correct part number for the rams in the rear of a 1995 e320 wagon?
I ordered a set of used (ebay) and was told that part number 124 320 25 13 with a big number 8 on the side would work. I have the car up on jacks pulled out the stupid aftermarket shocks then found out that the new ones did not fit. They are about 50mm too wide to get in the rear lower control arm. I could grind them down to fit but it's a 400 dollar one way modification.
I ordered a set of used (ebay) and was told that part number 124 320 25 13 with a big number 8 on the side would work. I have the car up on jacks pulled out the stupid aftermarket shocks then found out that the new ones did not fit. They are about 50mm too wide to get in the rear lower control arm. I could grind them down to fit but it's a 400 dollar one way modification.
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Checked with Mercedes and the rams I have should work but it looks like the clown who put in the aftermarket shocks deformed the control arms by over tightning them. Time to fix or replace the control arms.
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Pressure is added to the struts to level the back when weight is added, and released when the added weight is removed.
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You might check out benzworld dot org or peachparts dot com, as there are many folks posting about wagon rear suspension and SLS issues. The factory service manual is also available at benzworld in a DIY sticky.
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I have the new(used) struts back in and the car rides level and no longer bottoms out but is very stiff in the rear. I noticed a kink in the lines connecting the struts to the SLS. Now I need to source new lines and see how it rides. If no improvement then next step after that is the accumulators.
Anyone have a source for the replacement hydraulic lines?
Anyone have a source for the replacement hydraulic lines?
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I sourced and installed the rear struts/rams and the rear leveling seems to be working well, but the ride is still very harsh. Bumps on the rear are hard and hunt(don't dampen).
Now what? Accumulators?
Now what? Accumulators?
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i would disconnect the adjuster on the self levelling and manually move it up and down,if the car moves up and down evenly and fast i would think the accumalators are ok. i would suspect the rams on the shock are slightly bent if the car moves up and down ok doing the manual adjustment
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like i said i would get underneath it and undo the self level linkage at the valve and move it up and down to see if the car moves all the way up and down.
The ride is quite harsh/hard when the cars are empty but with some weight in the back it should feel softer,they are designed to carry some weight
The ride is quite harsh/hard when the cars are empty but with some weight in the back it should feel softer,they are designed to carry some weight
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like i said i would get underneath it and undo the self level linkage at the valve and move it up and down to see if the car moves all the way up and down.
The ride is quite harsh/hard when the cars are empty but with some weight in the back it should feel softer,they are designed to carry some weight
The ride is quite harsh/hard when the cars are empty but with some weight in the back it should feel softer,they are designed to carry some weight
