03'55AMG

Had some problems with my Airmatic the other day, when the rear passenger side was really low. I looked under the car As best I could and saw nothing out of the norm. I also noticed that the rear airbags are separate from the struts? I'm not sure so please fill me in. So I unhooked the battery and reset the tcu aswell, and now the car is siting level again.. If it drops again, how will I know if it's the airbag or the strut? And off topic, but I tried removing the wheel to get a better look and holy ***** are those lugnuts on her. I tried a breaker bar, and a hammer and stood on it (I'm 6 foot 1 250 lbs) and I still could not remove the nuts. How should I get them of without breaking something? Any and all help is appreciated, -John

emoving

Overtorqued! When the hell was the last time they were off?

03'55AMG

I think in august when I had it in for service. Not 100 percent sure though

FASN8N

Get a 1/2 socket and take the handle from your floor jack and place it over the socket handle making a really long lever. This never fails to break loose stubborn hardware with ease.

03'55AMG

Tried it

GT-ER

Spin the bolts counterclockwise.

emoving

GT-ER

lol


And to answer the other question, yes...the rear struts are apart from the air bellows. The struts do not have anything to do with the ride height though.

03'55AMG

Thanks, and lol I may be blonde but I wasn't tightening them... Lol. how should I remove them? And how much will the stock nuts/
Wrench take?

GT-ER

Try to gain access to an impact wrench capable of 1000ft-lbs ( usually 1" drive ). That should do it with ease.

Also try a breaker bar with a pipe at the end ( 3 to 4 FEET long in total ).

You'll either loosen it...or snap it off. One way or another...it'll give.

03'55AMG

How much would I be out if I snapped the nuts?

GT-ER

It's not a big issue since all you have to do is drill out the broken bolt ( it's not a nut, it's a bolt ) if it snapped flush or use an extractor if it snapped but left some thread poking out. It should come out somewhat easy once it breaks though.

03'55AMG

Alright, found somebody with a 1" drive impact wrench and will see if it gives. Also, is there a certain way to diagnose a bad air bellow, as mine is fine 50 percent of the time, and deflated the other 50 percent...