Fix Mercedes S Class Collapsed Suspension!
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- čas přidán 8. 01. 2021
- Fixing my Mercedes S Class collapsed suspension. If you know me from the BBC antiques TV shows, you know I love my cars!
Here’s my 2011 Mercedes S350 AMG spec. I’ve owned the car for two years and I’ve known it from new. The front suspension on the passenger side collapsed whilst driving and after limping home, here’s how we fixed it!
I love this car!
Cheers
David Harper (BBC Bargain Hunt / Antiques Road Trip)
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Beautiful car David so glad you got it sorted out, looking forward to seeing the next video 👍😁
Thanks Jill. D
My Mercedes 320 R class is suffering a similar problem so just found your channel randomly. Excellent content and enjoyable videos David, you have got a new subscriber! Thanks.
Love the R class. Rare things now and a keeper! Cheers Otto. David
Thx for the video. 2 suggestions: Please buy a floor jack and some good Jack stands. A scissor jack is not sufficient to be the only thing holding up a 4500lb car, they are for emergency road use. There's no reason not to be using the proper (and cheap!) tools for safety and peace of minds sake. Mark, you're gonna get crushed to death or lose your legs if that ski jack/scissor jack falls over or fails sir.....
The w 140 maybe the greatest car ever built in my opinion but I do love those w221 s class road yachts
Thank you so much for the well detailed video, certainly enjoyed it. When you lift the car, you will hear the air rushing due to the car being smart to release some pressure as you raise as to not damage the air strut.
My s500 front dropped overnight 40k miles on the clock. Then it had to wait 2 weeks for the garage and all 4 had dropped side had dropped by then. It was this little thing 15:15 causing it to drop. Replaced both side for £250 and all is well again.
It was what?? The air strut ?
@@iTsTHumpa it was some plastic thing that sets the level on the front tyre. It broke and changed both sides. Sorry I don't know what it's called.
@@CrowdControl2K8 oh the level sensor ?
@@iTsTHumpa This was on the invoice. "Traced to no signal at OSF level sensor" there was a little tear in the wire.
@@CrowdControl2K8 dope thanks, my cars been out of commission for like 2 months because of this. I was about to order coil overs but I’m going to check if it could be this. Mine slammed in the front both sides, then the rear followed suit after a week or so. Yours wouldn’t raise up at all either ?
Love this
Thank you very much for taking the time to explain all those information. Unfortunately all the prices went up ..but who care if you drive merc👍😎
There is a small control arm at the rear of the car which controls the ride height, it's a pig to get too but i would see if that has snapped if it is down on the front and rear. It's in the middle of the car above the back axle.
Nice! subscribed.
cheers for that
Great video David , love your passion for the car which I also have for my own S Class 2015. Question , today I noticed that when I press the button on the centre console while is supposed to raise the car , the car does not appear to physically rise . The dash messages says it is rising but I see no evidence . I had the 2 x front lower Control Arms replaced a while ago ( a fail advisory on a previous service ) but never tested the ability to rise the car before that . Any ideas ? tia.
Cheers for that. The car now belongs to a friend mine. Saw him the other day and he says it’s the best car he’s ever owned…he’s had everything from Porsche, Bentley to Ferrari! With yours, best to take it to a Mercedes specialist. Might be just a sensor?
Suggest more support than a screw jack
If you own one of these cars and you hear the air leak coming out of where the front air shock is and there are no bubbles on the top, don’t waste your money on other parts just buy a new strut
I’ve done the same job with Dubai Dealer and it costed DHS27,000 or $7,400
These cars are money pits and if you don’t stand the heat get out of the kitchen. I would buy a used one if and only if the owner changed the suspension system otherwise factor it in your buying price
Beautiful car, about to pick up an S350 BlueTEC myself, a 2012 here in Southern California, definitely getting an extended warranty, and pre-purchase inspection. Mine is iridium silver metallic with the Sahara leather, I'm always quite surprised though that in the UK the S-Class can come without a sunroof, which is standard in the United States, and then of course panoramic roof is available just as in the UK. But then it's odd there are like several Lexus models that are available in the UK with a panoramic roof, yet not even available in the United States at all like the Lexus NX LOL
A great choice. I sold mine in the video to a friend a few months ago and he loves it. Keeps sending me messages about how fabulous the car is. He’s now in Spain with it for the winter… and I miss it!
Air strut is not a shock absorber... the shocks are jn coil kver spring struts...
I have the same year S class black obsidian paint with the AMG sport appearance package but my interior is black i like that interior combination that you have i agree with you the W221 is the best looking s class i like the w222 but hate the w223(current model s class)
What about the rear suspension ? 👍🏼
Shocker in English is shock absorber? Hahahaha
I've never heard of Areosus, are the shocks still performing OK? I've been hesitant to buy from anyone other than Mercedes so I came across this video and watched it and I'm curious how these new Areosus shocks have held up for you.
Yes they’ve done well. I actually sold the car to a friend and so I know all is well…he does a lot of miles
I wonder if I can buy them in the United States, never heard of them before. I was recently researching struts for my 2013 S550 and see that Bilstein seems to be the manufacturer for Mercedes because when on their site they say you have to buy them from the dealer. They are about $2400 for two from dealer. Do you know if I can get Areosus here?@@DavidHarperAntiquesTV
11:39 the car not move or it's not recommended?
They are very poor quality. Just took them of of a s320cdi. It was making knocking sounds over wobble Road. Also they are a bit shorter then oem.
Been 2 years and we never got too see the new suspension
It worked perfectly, but I sold the car 6 months later…and regret it!
Why would I say otherwise? I still see the car as I sold it to a friend of mine who loves it! @@Dranreb865
How much does cost to replace them? Thanks.
I mention the costs in the video
NICE VID/CAR. I HAVE 7 MERCEDES AND MANY WITH THE SAME ISSUE. HOWEVER, I DID NOT SEE YOU RUN A SCAN ON THE SYSTEM BEFORE YOU ORDERED AND INSTALLED THE LEVELING SENSORS. IS THERE A REASON FOR THAT??????? PERHAPS YOU COULD HAVE SAVED THE EXPENSE/TIME. I JUST REPLACED ONE OF MY SENSORS BASED ON THE LIVE DATA READING. THAT DID NOT SOLVE MY OVERALL ISSUE, BUT IT DID SOLVE THAT ISSUE ON ONE SENSOR. THE OTHER THREE WERE READING/OPERATING JUST FINE
Did you ever get it fixed.?
Yes, cost and sum up at the end.
@@DavidHarperAntiquesTV expensive but worth it for a car you know and can rely on and know it’s history.
Control arm
Sir im Air matic shocker machanic All luxury car Air matic shocker available
Hes not a very good mechanic sorry, doesn't even use an axle stand on 2.5 ton car
Stonking engine in this motor.
So right, I love it!
I came here to see a repair not to see a review of the actual car This is a waste of time.