I will give the bleeding another try. Could it be the rear shocks? I have always read that they are solid for at least double the miles I have on the car right now.

Did you not read the thread kindly provided by Dieselguy? Clearly it could be the struts.

Brett

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Without arguing about whether they are shocks, struts, or correctly, legs, the problem on my coupe turned out to be the balls ("rubber buffers" in the parts book) that cushion the legs where they mount to the frame/trunk. They screw on the top of the leg and have another threaded piece for the nut in the trunk.

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Chuck Taylor
Falls Church VA
'66 200, '66 230SL, '96 SL500. Sold: '81 380SL, '86 300E, '72 250C, '95 C220, 3 '84 280SL's '90 420SEL, '72 280SE, '73 280C, '78 280SE, '70 280SL, '77 450SL, '85 380SL, '87 560SL, '85 380SL, '72 350SL, '96 S500 Coupe

Never heard the term "legs" for a suspension component. What defines a "leg"?

Strut probably isn't correct in this case since I believe the rear hub will be completely located by all the other suspension links. The rear strut/shock(/leg?) isn't required for hub location.

But, what is a leg?

Brett

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1997 S600 sedan

the car is now at the best mercedes shop in the city, the owner acutally has the clone to my car with a supercharger. he is convinced it is a bushing or a sway bar link that is making the noise, but will flush the system first to rule that out. hopefully i will have an answer by early next week.

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1992 500e
1995 e420
1999 e55
2004 e55
1987 toyota land cruiser fj60
2005 genuine stella scooter

I first heard this term from Carlos at JCP Motorsports in Alexandria. He is a very knowledgeable guy. He says it is neither strut nor shock, rather more like a hydraulic ram. He says it is properly called a "hydraulic leg." The EPC refers to it as a "hydropneumatic spring leg."

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Chuck Taylor
Falls Church VA
'66 200, '66 230SL, '96 SL500. Sold: '81 380SL, '86 300E, '72 250C, '95 C220, 3 '84 280SL's '90 420SEL, '72 280SE, '73 280C, '78 280SE, '70 280SL, '77 450SL, '85 380SL, '87 560SL, '85 380SL, '72 350SL, '96 S500 Coupe

Good enough. I suppose something is lost in translation from German. I think I would call it a hydropneumatic damper, but of course, it's not just a damper, it also is part of the spring system supporting the weight of the car. I thought we weren't going to debate this, but I had to ask about leg.

Brett

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1997 S600 sedan