Mercedes rear shock absorber replacement w208,w202,w203,w210
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- čas přidán 1. 09. 2013
- How to replace rear shock absorbers on a Mercedes c'class,clk-class,e-class, all are very similar...
lower shock bolts 42 ftlbs
upper shock main bolt 13 ftlbs
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Thanks so much for all your efforts. Recently purchased my first Mercedes, a '99 clk 320 coupe, and your videos are a great help. First time I've ever done an oil change via the dipstick extraction method & didn't have to get my hands dirty!
I'm lucky in that the one I purchased, even though it has 200k km, was babied & never winter driven. I'm saving all your W208 related videos for future reference.
One of the prettiest cars ever designed in my opinion. Bentley Continental GT is almost a dead on copy of the clk design :)
Ive done this job on my w210. Removing tire gives you more room,more light and better leverage to position everyrhing. Great videos you do my friend. Im thinking about engine mounts next.
Ilia Khintibidze Yes it is certainly easier with the wheel off... I was trying to show that it could be done with it on.. But I think it is kind of pointless, unless you are in a really lazy mood :)
great video for blind people.......
Hey buddy. Make sure that if you're having a day, to double your safety procedures, like adding a tire chock when it is jacked up and you are under it. Just an example. We don't want anyone getting hurt! Thanks for the video.
absolutely correct ..always chock
nice one, thanks for video. doing mine this week and it really helped
Thanks for the video. Super easy with your help.
Thanks for the video, I had an interesting situation, the bolt at the top of my shock broke off completely
wow.. hopefully the shock didn't damage anything
Great info, thanks ,man you need some good lighting , LED head lights would be great , together with GoPro
My ford has 268xxx and didn't need to swap out any suspension components yet expect for front ball joints
Hey question again about the 202...How long is the suspension good for on the C-class? I went through the service records on my car, no suspension components have been replaced so far and it's at almost 120,000 miles. Would you recommend a rebuild yet on the front suspension?
i think i do need bushings though.. thank for the response!
230k km? My 2002 C208 CLK430 has 205k MILES (something like 330k km or something) and it’s just now having noticeable excess body roll from the suspension.
It’s incredible how these Pre-2003 Mercs are built to last. Even in the early years of DaimlerChrysler, Mercedes-Benz still was easily the best.
Thanks for the video. Removing the wheel would’ve made the job so much easier, faster, with better lighting.
agreed .. was just trying to show that it could be done with wheel on ..but yes lighting was poor
Hey fupabox, can you do a video on replacing the Starter on a W202. Preferably C280 or compatible model....Thanks!
Excellent, thanks
i dont see the top bolts behind trunk liner. i see where the tip goes thru some type of sleeve thru wheel well. can you help
Can you do it on w211 like that?
Thanks bro
how far should the nut be tightened? I replaced my shocks but I don't know how to tighten the top nut, should it touch the removable metal sleeve that is put on the shock axis or no? my new shocks came with shorter metal sleeves but nevertheless I managed to tighten the top nuts so hard that there was huge noise coming from the rear suspension... I loosend the nuts so that there is no thread above them and I think the noise is gone but I still wonder how far shoud they be tightened?
Quick question so if I get on it from a stop my car drifts to on side and I sway pretty violent 6 back and forth what could it be some time. It fell like I'm drifting in the back I don't notice un till out jerks back
hi fupabox, thanks for all your great videos, should the car be lowered before tightening the top bolts? cheers
The top bolt yes.. you can tighten it a bit , but do the final tightening on the ground.. the lower bolt can be torqued to spec off the ground
***** thanks mate. much appreciated.
Great video, thank you!
I have done mine today on my W208 320 CLK. Since putting the new ones in my car makes a kind of knock noise when going over bumps. I am wondering if I have over tightened the top bolts as I put them on super tight. Is it possible to over tighten the top bolts?
Thanks in advance for any advice.
yup..possibly a bit too tight . with the weight on the wheels the rubber should just start to compress.and squish out at the sides
@@fupabox Thanks greatly for your reply. I will check on them today. Going to try and change the fronts today as well!
Just bought new coil springs and shocks absorbers front and rear.. Any advice or thoughts on how I should go about installing them? (Each wheel at a time, spring and shock? Both rear shocks then springs, then front? Etc.) Thanks
spring then shock 1 corner at a time is my preference
Do you have any comments on Monroe vs Boge vs Sachs vs Bilstein shocks (and struts up front for w203)?
Thanks!
Monroes just seem a bit more compliant to me..with solid lower control arm bushings I worried about the Bilsteins,Boge being too firm...I have seen many original Bilsteins at 200k + km still in good condition, I have doubts the Monroes would last that long
Hi, please did you clamp the spring in so as to change the shocks?
Best wishes.
+lakeisha farall you can use you jack under the control arm. I placed jack below control arm and jack it up a little then removed shock and control arm bolts and slowly lowered the jack to easily remove the shock and spring
the monroe struts give a better ride quality i currently have the bilstein not sure if they have been replaced but i can feel every pot hole on the streets i mean everything
I'm happy with the ride of the Monroes.. very smooth oer bumps, and not as harsh as the originals, but they were worn out so I can't say how they were when newer
Can u convert a self leveling system to regular shock absorb system
if your car model had a version with no self leveling , you can usually swap in the non leveling parts...if all versions had self leveling then you would need to find an aftermarket alterbative
Hi. Not sure if this has already been answered, but the spring did not need to be fiddled with, in order to change the shock strut?
daimasongoodspeed ..no the spring doesn't need to be touched
Thank you! My W203 makes clunking noises when I drive on bumps. I'm not sure if it's just bad bushing or the suspension struts need to be changed. Could bad bushing be the problem?
daimasongoodspeed it could be bushings, shocks, ball joints.. any one of them
Does it make a difference to replace coil spring? I am rebuilding the front suspension on my w210 with 350 k miles and the original springs look pretty good. I live in Arizona so my car is rust free
at 350k miles I would do the springs as well..the front springs are around $100 per pair
At 350k miles I’d change the entire suspension. Push down on each corner of the car, it should come up and stop firm when you let go. If it bounces as if you just pushed on a waterbed, then it’s time to change the shocks.
Are these shocks spring loaded? That would make it significantly more difficult for me to change them.
yes they are...they are quite tough to compress
Good instruction. A head light would give better lighting for the video. Also, shouldn't you take off the tire to have better room to work with?
You're right on the head lights..I try to use one whenever filming just to help with the bad lighting..The tire can be removed but it isn't necessary, it definately would have helped with the lighting issue though
good info but the video is very dark.
man you need one of those google glass`s type of a cam !! when samsung gets one out its going to be cheap ^^ there are china made ones out there but im not sure about them yet ^^
yeah the filming is shaky..I tried the Go-pro, but it needs absolute perfect light and no close ups
ya those thing have no autofocus as far as i know but a bit big for the place`s you go in to ^^ if i find some thing cheap and good aka chinaaaa i will give you a link ^^
can take for w209 pretty much the same process
Luis G. Hernandez yes almost exactly the same
hey did you do struts? I did struts recently with rear shocks and now I notice a very small gap between the strut nut bracket inside the engine compartment is this normal?
Luis G. Hernandez which car strut are you referring to ?
My CLK 55 W209, but since its based on the C class perhaps you've got the small gap too
Luis G. Hernandez Ahhh.. yes brain fart on my part.. The w209 has a shock in spring type setup, unlike the w209 and older cars that had the spring seperate.. The w209 has a kind of semi strut since it also has an upper wishbone..once on the ground there is supposed to be a tiny gap, but I can't recall how much
This video would be a lot better with a camera man and better lighting. Same procedure on the C class wagon?
yes..just the access point on the top of the shock is under the inner fender lining behind the seats...should be a pop off access cover
And I just sold my night vision googles
purchase a better light please thanks.
Should have used more lighting. Cant see sheeeeiit.