W201 190E rear end play
I need a reminder... I know about the rear suspension on my 190E and how it has the 4 link suspension. Trust arm, trailing arm, tie rod, etc. I also know that when one or more of the rod or bar bushings go bad or lose, the car will try to twist or "squirm" to the side when you accelerate. That is the sign one or more is bad. The slight twist or squirm feeling in the rear end as you accelerate has begun in my 16v. I just dont remember which bar is the bad one. WHen I accelerate I can feel is trying to twist to the left or counter clock wise and then pull back straight. Is the bad bar on the rear driver or pass side and which bars bushing is bad? DOnt remember how to diagnose since when I did it last time, I did all the links since they were ALL bad or really rough and I had no way of knowing when the last owner replaced them, if ever. Now I know that the bars are all less than 3 years old and I would think that at least some are still good, I have put less than 8000 miles on the car in the 3 years.
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Christopher Henkel
1990 190E 2.6 - Arctic white SOLD
1986 190E-16v - Blauswartze
1993 300CE - SOLD
2003 W208 CLK 320 Cabriolet - Magma Red
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