Schowek 1

In generał, the steps are:

(1)    Choke front wheels, begin from either rear side, lose rear wheel nuts.

(2)    Jack your car up and place it securely on axle stand.

(3)    Take the wheel nuts out and remove wheel.

(4)    The First thing to remove old absorber is to slacken the nuts on the hydraulic lines. Again, use flarę nut wrenches with lots of penetrating oil to do the job. Prepare for oil spillage.

(5)    Remove the rest of nuts and bolts of the shock absorbers. For the top nut, the 4th photo indicates where about it is hiding in my estate. I am not surę where about for a saloon. I think boot is a good starting point to check.

(6)    If you manage to remove the old absorber, installing new absorber is the reversing order. The Sth photo shows the new absorber installed.

(7)    Remove and install shock absorber of the other side.

(8)    Once new shock absorbers are installed, refill any hydraulic fluid lost. If you lose 400ml, for eaample, refill 400ml.

(9)    Presuming your car is a saloon, make surę your boot is unloaded (keep spare wheel and basie Mercedes tools in), switch engine on and let the hydraulic system work for a while and stop the engine. Check for any fluid leakage from the absorbers. Not only the rear wheel arches of both side should have an equal clearance (not collapsed), the hydraulic fluid in the reservoir (in engine bay) should then be on the normal unloading level. Measure the rear wheel arch clearance (minę is about 3 inches elear). Check any shortfall of fluid from the maximum level mark of hydraulic fluid reservoir. I would suggest you fili hydraulic fluid in to the maximum level mark. If in case the fluid level is over the maximum level mark, I would suggest you use a straw and remove any excessive fluid. What you do with a straw is: put the straw in, cover and seal the top end with your finger, take the captured fluid out, release your finger and drain the fluid into a Container.

(10)    Now, load something heavy in your boot and perhaps let somebody sit in rear (when I did minę, I put my 2nd set of 4 wheels in).

Tum the engine on and let the hydraulic system work under a loading situation. The hydraulic fluid in the reservoir should then be on a loading level - lower than the maximum level - but the wheel arch clearance should be the same (as measured under procedurę (9)). If it is, then the job is done.