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Old 05-05-2003, 11:37 AM
JimSmith JimSmith is offline
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The only cases I have seen on the Mercedesshop forums was documented in the Hot Rod section, I believe, and they were done on 190E 2.3-16 models. There are apparently some aftermarket suppliers of what is needed but I do not think it is that cheap or easy to do.

On my (now the older son's) 190E 2.3-16 I noticed he was riding a little low in the back and thought the system was dead. Turned out the ride height control valve was frozen and over time the system leaked down a few inches. So, on Saturday we got it up on ramps and sprayed the lever and whole area with a rust/penetrating oil and freed the lever up. When we started the car the lever, now loose, flipped to the all the way up position and the car rose about 6 inches. Once it was free we played with it for a while, going all the way up and all the way down, checked for leaks and reset it in the adjustable peg coming off the car body. Now it rides correctly again, and I would imagine, handles like it is supposed to handle.

I would be inclined to keep the existing system functional. Spending almost as much or the same on new springs, shocks, custom mounts, pads and so on, and then trusting my own math that the solution would work is hard to justify for something that in the end doesn't work as well. Jim
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Own:
1986 Euro 190E 2.3-16 (291,000 miles),
1998 E300D TurboDiesel, 231,000 miles -purchased with 45,000,
1988 300E 5-speed 252,000 miles,
1983 240D 4-speed, purchased w/136,000, now with 222,000 miles.
2009 ML320CDI Bluetec, 89,000 miles

Owned:
1971 220D (250,000 miles plus, sold to father-in-law),
1975 240D (245,000 miles - died of body rot),
1991 350SD (176,560 miles, weakest Benz I have owned),
1999 C230 Sport (45,400 miles),
1982 240D (321,000 miles, put to sleep)

Last edited by JimSmith; 05-05-2003 at 11:42 AM.
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