So should W124 owners chip away their coating and inspect ?

In other words, is there some preventative maintenance ?

TIA,
:-) neil

spring perch failure @ 75mph on Mass Turnpike
 

Wow. This was an interesting event yesterday. Bang and it was gone. The whole thing tumbled under the car and is somewhere on Interstate 90 near exit 8.

I have the car at a local service shop here in MA. Does anyone know if MB is covering this yet or if they will service/replace the spring perch mounts?

Phil

Is this something that could be a problem on W123s? :confused:

I love Mercedes and I am very loyal to the brand but this is thoroughly unacceptable.

Answer
 

NO.
It seems to be the W124 and newer chassis.

new member here- just bought a 98 e300 with 195K mi that has spent its life in michigan. is this something that should be done proactively, or just inspect periodically? any 'suggested shops' in lower michigan to take it to? thanks!

It should at least be inspected by a good shop farmiliar with this issue.

PeachParts Mercedes ShopForum > General Discussion > Good MB Shops
Michigan
http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/michigan/

Is there a list out, showing which years and models might be affected? I want to give this to several non-Mechanical friends.

Thanks

list
 

does anyone have a list of makes and models that this is affected by? Also a preventive check list. I have a w123 which is from washington state and has a ton of rust that I'm currently repairing.

Answer
 

W201 chassis and newer..

The chassis W126, W123 and older are not effected by this...


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Recycled
 

For new a new owner / customer.

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