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Old 04-24-2007, 07:44 PM
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Vehicle Height uneven

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I just replaced my lower ball joints and lower control arms, due to squeaking sounds at my MB independent shop. When I picked up the car I did not notice the level. Once I parked the car in the garage, i noticed that the left side is 3" higher than the right side. Struts do not leak. It stayed like this position. When I press the button on the dash, only the left side rise up. Righ side remained at the same level. What is the problem could be? I will definitely bring back tomorrow, but I would like to understand the cause.
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woah that sucks. hope everything turns out alright.
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Take it back to MB. Hope they fix the problem.
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Originally Posted by winmaw
Hi,
I just replaced my lower ball joints and lower control arms, due to squeaking sounds at my MB independent shop. When I picked up the car I did not notice the level. Once I parked the car in the garage, i noticed that the left side is 3" higher than the right side. Struts do not leak. It stayed like this position. When I press the button on the dash, only the left side rise up. Righ side remained at the same level. What is the problem could be? I will definitely bring back tomorrow, but I would like to understand the cause.
Thanks.
I think you do have a leak. Air is getting to one side but not the other. If your pump was out then you would have a red airmatic warning on you cluster. Get your struts checked out before it becomes a big issue. These airmatic problems tend to escalate if unfixed.
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Originally Posted by JRAMGV8
Take it back to MB. Hope they fix the problem.
The work was done at an indy shop.. we'll wait and see what they said when he returns it.
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Thanks for all your advises and comments. I went back to the indy shop and he adjusted all heights and the car is back to normal.
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Thanks for all your advises and comments. I went back to the indy shop and he adjusted all heights and the car is back to normal.
That's good news
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Wait, how did you get them adjusted? Computerized? Because I'm having sort of the same problem. What do I tell the shop to do? Thank you!

I don't know though, the problem is intermittent. It might be the changes in temperature with the expansion and contraction of air. Does the system operate even when the car is off?

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