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Old 03-31-2005, 02:02 PM
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300TD Wagon "riding low"

The back of my 1981 300TD wagon seems to be riding quite low to the ground.

What might be the cause of this and how might I fix it?

I use the cargo area to haul percussion equipment, but even when empty, the car appears to slope downward toward the back.

Here is a picture of the vehicle from the side.

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Old 03-31-2005, 03:02 PM
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Your hydraulic shocks are not working

Your TD has a self-levelling rear suspension, consisting of one hydraulic pump and reservoir hopefully under the hood, two rather expensive hydraulic shocks over the rear axle, and a pair of air/hydraulic spheres that compensate in such as way that the rear end is supposed to remain level, regardless of the load, up to the max load printed on the rear gate threshhold.

Do a search on 300TD rear hydraulic and you will find a trove of information.
You will need to replace some special hydraulic fluid at least. The spheres cost about $79 each. The shocks are more expensive, as is the pump.

good luck, have fun

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