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older sl? you might think of replacing struts & shocks... - 2/25/2008 2:24:54 AM

brookings

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at 100K I replaced the standard struts and rear shocks. very nice once installed properly. be careful. the bilstein instructions cover a bunch of different types of mountings not really relative to the R129. There is a sleeve around the piston rod that's attached to a plate at the top of the shock dust cover, the sleeve is a spacer, remember that one... put the larger of the rubber dampers on first then put it up through the hole. and of course mount the bottom of the shock nice and tight. Now this is the important part. when you lower the car down with wheels in normal position and when you put on the smaller damper and then large washer. you must tighten the washer down tight against that metal sleeve, not just when the dampers are starting to bulge. otherwise you'll get an annoying knock from that sleeve hitting against the washer as you hit any bump in the road. I learned the hard way.

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RE: older sl? you might think of replacing struts & sh... - 3/2/2008 2:14:45 AM

brookings

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btw check or just go ahead and change out the front strut bump stops while you're doin' it, only adds about 40 bucks in parts.

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RE: older sl? you might think of replacing struts & sh... - 5/18/2008 5:32:23 AM

dsaslong

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I am trying to replace the rear shocks on my 1987 560SL but can not find the top of the shock.
Do you know where to access the top of the shock?

Thanks

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