E500 Shock problems..
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2003 MB C230K Sports Sedan
E500 Shock problems..
Can someone tell me if there is a TSB or some kind of bulletin relating to the shocks in the E500 sport? Specifically the rear.. Mine are going in to be replaced for the 2nd time in 6 months..
Thanks..
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From: Socal
E500
Hi,
The S and E have different airmatic. The S uses one unit airmatic with build in shock. The E is different. The E has airmatic to hold the car's lever, but use a adjustable air-shock. It is a 2 unit airmatic. The air-shock often leaks.
I hope you have purchase the extend warranty. For what I know, these air-shock probably need to replace pretty often. Maybe 30k to 50K......
One good news is that the air-shock is lot cheaper than S airmatic, which is aboout 1k for parts.
The S and E have different airmatic. The S uses one unit airmatic with build in shock. The E is different. The E has airmatic to hold the car's lever, but use a adjustable air-shock. It is a 2 unit airmatic. The air-shock often leaks.
I hope you have purchase the extend warranty. For what I know, these air-shock probably need to replace pretty often. Maybe 30k to 50K......
One good news is that the air-shock is lot cheaper than S airmatic, which is aboout 1k for parts.
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From: Chicago, IL
2003 E500 Sport, 1999 ML430 & Regal 402 Commodore
After dealing with blown rear shocks for two seasons, I have decided to a little research of my own. I discovered alignment has a huge impact on how the rear end tracks. If your toe or camber is off; the car will "bounce" like it has a blown shock.
I took the car to the alignment shop and insisted that the tech aligned the car to the exact specifications on all four wheels. Wow...what a difference, the car stoped bouncing.
I can't guarantee this will fix your issue, but it did help mine.
Good luck
I took the car to the alignment shop and insisted that the tech aligned the car to the exact specifications on all four wheels. Wow...what a difference, the car stoped bouncing.
I can't guarantee this will fix your issue, but it did help mine.
Good luck
