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01-16-2006, 02:43 PM
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When put into reverse,rear end squats.
73 450sl is this normal? When I shift into reverse the rear end of the car goes down or squats. Thanks
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Stable: 1973 450sl 1978 red diamond ice vette 1975 steel blue convertable vette 2002 steel blue dakota quad. 
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01-20-2006, 05:50 AM
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The car does not make any sound, I beleive it is the torque of the engine, when engaging the rear end, it pulls the rear springs downward. And the opposite is true, when it goes into drive. The rear of the car lifts up.
How many SL out there do the same thing?
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Stable: 1973 450sl 1978 red diamond ice vette 1975 steel blue convertable vette 2002 steel blue dakota quad.
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01-20-2006, 07:28 AM
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Mine does the same, except in the opposite direction. When I engage the reverse while holding the brakes, the tail lifts.
Remeber this same discussion: Is this normal ?
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MB 350 SL 2.8 -72 MB E220 -95 MB 230 E -82 MB 450 SEL -80 (project)
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01-20-2006, 08:48 AM
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It has been so long since I have driven my car I might have it backwards. I have all torn apart. New paint soon!
As far as I see, this must be normal.
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Stable: 1973 450sl 1978 red diamond ice vette 1975 steel blue convertable vette 2002 steel blue dakota quad.
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01-29-2006, 08:55 AM
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Not only is it normal for the 107, but for some degree to any MB I've driven. It was quite marked in Dad's 108 280SEL, which he bought new in '69, and in his two 123 diesels. It has to do with the rear end geometry and its response to torque input at rest. Since the 560SL got a bit of tweaking to reduce squat on acceleration and dive on braking, I'd expect it's a bit less than on earlier models, but I still notice it on mine. Part of the uniqueness, in a way.
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Craig Bethune '97 SL500, 40th anniversary edition '04 Olds Bravada (SWMBO's) '06 Lexus ES330 '89 560SL (sold) SL--Anything else is just a Mercedes. (Kudos to whoever said it first)
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01-29-2006, 09:33 AM
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rear end squat on mercedes
They do that and it is normal.
antonino
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01-29-2006, 09:35 AM
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mercedes rear end squat
They do that and it is normal.
Antonino
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