Rear wheel would not leave the ground when jack
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Rear wheel would not leave the ground when jack
Hi,
I just replace a rear left air spring on 2011 GL 350 . When I jack up the car the first time to replace the air spring using 2.5 ton floor jack max height around 15 inches, the wheel was lifted up from the ground fine with enough clearance to remove the wheel ( jack up at the jack point in front of the rear left wheel)
However, when I lifted the car for the second time after get the new spring in place and inflated it, I noticed that the rear left wheel would not leave the ground even the car was lifted higher then the first time. The tire still touching the ground. When remove the all lug bolts off, the hub drop even further almost touch the inner alloy rim. When re-install the wheel back,I need to place a jack at lower arm and jack up in order to lift the hub up, so the lug bolt holes are align with the hub.
Not sure if it's normal that the inflated air spring push the lower arm down or I something in the suspension system might be broken.
I'm afraid that I might be in big trouble. Please help.
I just replace a rear left air spring on 2011 GL 350 . When I jack up the car the first time to replace the air spring using 2.5 ton floor jack max height around 15 inches, the wheel was lifted up from the ground fine with enough clearance to remove the wheel ( jack up at the jack point in front of the rear left wheel)
However, when I lifted the car for the second time after get the new spring in place and inflated it, I noticed that the rear left wheel would not leave the ground even the car was lifted higher then the first time. The tire still touching the ground. When remove the all lug bolts off, the hub drop even further almost touch the inner alloy rim. When re-install the wheel back,I need to place a jack at lower arm and jack up in order to lift the hub up, so the lug bolt holes are align with the hub.
Not sure if it's normal that the inflated air spring push the lower arm down or I something in the suspension system might be broken.
I'm afraid that I might be in big trouble. Please help.
