1983 240D Front Shock Conifg Bilstein

[trout007]

I am a bit unsure what the stacking sequence is for the Bilstein shock. I think it's as shown. Rubber spring, metal cup with washer, rubber bumper flat side up, and rubber cover. Does this look right?

[greazzer]

There's a nice thread on BW.org by MBBeige exactly on point. In the directions which came with those shocks are references on how the washers / bushings go.

[trout007]

Yeah I saw that one. Still didn't show the whole stack. I'm assuming the cover goes over the whole thing. I installed it as shown. Wow what a difference in ride. Much quieter. Still some rattles but not much. I can actually hear the bad CV joint now. That's next on the list.