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06-17-2016, 03:56 AM
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How do you change the front shocks on a w210?
It seems like an easy job, and on my old w126 it was, but I got stuck trying to do it on the w210. On the drivers side, the new shock is about 2-3 inches too long to clear the body to go into the upper hole with the suspension assembled, Do you have to compress the spring and pop the upper ball joint loose? Or is there some other trick to it. Also, on the passenger side, how do you loosen the nuts on the top? Mine has the 2 nuts locked together, but there is not room to put a normal wrench on the bottom nut to hold it to loosen the top one, or to remove the lower nut and hold the shaft at the same time when the top nut is off.
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06-17-2016, 04:43 PM
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It's literally the same process as on a W126. Are you compressing the shock to fit it in? If it's too long compressed, then you've got the wrong shocks....
Use a crowfoot for the double nut top.
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08-06-2016, 07:36 PM
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I still never figured this out, no matter how long I stare at it I can't even get to the point of thinking of a tool to try to get the top nut loose on the passenger side front shock. When I tried the last time to change the drivers side one I am sure they are the right shocks because they are the same length when they are extended, I just didn't have the strength to compress it the last inch to get the top into the hole.
Also, as as politely as possible I want to say that it is most definitly not the exact same procedure as a W126, if it was I would not be asking this question because that was a job I have done several times with no trouble.
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08-06-2016, 08:07 PM
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I changed the shocks on my '96 E300 and don't recall any problems. If there was a length problem, I probably compressed the shock off of the car and tied the ends together with light rope, then cut the rope once the shock was in place. For the upper nuts, a 17mm crowfoot wrench works well. Caveat: I did the job 9 years ago and my memory is probably not to be trusted! However, my notes made at the time do not show any problems.
Jeremy
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08-07-2016, 01:52 AM
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So you're getting the old one out, but the new one you're unable to get in on driver side? If they're the same length extended, the bodies are the same length, how on earth are you getting stuck here? lol You're struggling getting the shock through the wheel well and into the upper tower because it's too long? or because you can't physically compress it enough? OK, regardless.... Have the car on jackstands and throw your jack under the control arm. Obviously ON the control arm. Unfasten your sway bar link and lower the jack until you get enough room to get the shock up and through to the shock tower section. Jack everything back up and you're done. The spring will not kill you. You won't die. Go easy on the jack and it'll give you all the room you need to get a shock with without killing your triceps and shoulders. I'm doing W210 shocks every couple weeks, this is a 15 minute process after the cars in the air and wheels off. You can do it. Quote:
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