2007 E350 4Matic: Upper Strut Studs Don't Align with Holes
#1
Newbie
Thread Starter
Join Date: Aug 2010
Posts: 5
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
1999 e320 4matic wagon
2007 E350 4Matic: Upper Strut Studs Don't Align with Holes
Greetings All,
Stuck here. Front spring broke overnight (not airmatic). Pulled both struts and had my mechanic put in German aftermarket springs. Now reinstalling and the three small upper bolts (studs) in the shock mount don't align with the body holes.
How do you turn these to match up as there is no top bearing like Audi/Honda and others?
Thanks in advance!
Anton
Stuck here. Front spring broke overnight (not airmatic). Pulled both struts and had my mechanic put in German aftermarket springs. Now reinstalling and the three small upper bolts (studs) in the shock mount don't align with the body holes.
How do you turn these to match up as there is no top bearing like Audi/Honda and others?
Thanks in advance!
Anton
#3
Newbie
Thread Starter
Join Date: Aug 2010
Posts: 5
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
1999 e320 4matic wagon
Hi Strigoi - not the wrong parts. I only ordered the springs. The strut (including the top mount) is original. I suspect the mechanic should have marked the alignment of upper mount and the lower fork portion of the strut before he replaced the spring. So what can I do now? Perhaps compress the spring a bit and then try and turn the top? I have a small spring compressor I just purchased but it will only compress about 3 to 4 inches of this spring and that's why I ended up going to the mechanic.
Grateful for ideas.
Anton
Here are some photos:
2007 E350 (W211) 4Matic front strut with new Suplex coil spring ( 2113211504) matches original 1 blue and 3 white stripes
2007 E350 (W211) 4Matic front strut with new Suplex coil spring ( 2113211504) matches original 1 blue and 3 white stripes
2007 E350 (W211) 4Matic front strut with new Suplex coil spring ( 2113211504) matches original 1 blue and 3 white stripes
Grateful for ideas.
Anton
Here are some photos:
2007 E350 (W211) 4Matic front strut with new Suplex coil spring ( 2113211504) matches original 1 blue and 3 white stripes
2007 E350 (W211) 4Matic front strut with new Suplex coil spring ( 2113211504) matches original 1 blue and 3 white stripes
2007 E350 (W211) 4Matic front strut with new Suplex coil spring ( 2113211504) matches original 1 blue and 3 white stripes
#4
MBWorld Fanatic!
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: V E G A S
Posts: 9,067
Received 1,729 Likes
on
1,379 Posts
1922 Ford Model T / no OBD
That's where phone cameras come very handy.
Would you take picture before removal, you'd know and now we can only guess.
Coming to spring compression, those things can be deadly, so don't use tools inadequate for the job.
At this point I would advise you to take it to real professionals.
Would you take picture before removal, you'd know and now we can only guess.
Coming to spring compression, those things can be deadly, so don't use tools inadequate for the job.
At this point I would advise you to take it to real professionals.
Last edited by kajtek1; 07-20-2017 at 03:02 PM.