W126 Ride quality - Page 2 - PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum

jammer · #16 04-12-2004, 05:42 AM

This weekend I replaced the rear subframe bushings. The original bushings looked pretty good but since I had them out I went ahead and replaced them anyway. I made reference to the well written instructions provided by Richard Easley and Stu Ritter here:
http://business.baylor.edu/Richard_Easley/autofaqs/sframe.htm Thanks Richard and Stu. I particularly liked the way the (12 inch long) ½ inch dia. threaded bar, washers (I used a total of 12 washers) and nuts (4) worked. The hardest part, relatively, was screwing back the large center bolt. The whole procedure was pretty straightforward.

A few weekends ago I replaced the original front shocks referencing instructions provided by George Stephenson here W126 Lessons Learned on R&R Front and Rear Shocks Thanks George. I also replaced the rear sway bar links and bushings.

I was anticipating more noticeable improvement. Unfortunately, the ride improvement due to these replacements has been only marginal. I haven’t replaced the rear shocks, the front subframe bushings or the front sway bar bushings yet. I’ll do those shortly and post feedback on my experience. I do not however intend to dismantle the car in order to replace the left front sway bar bushing as implied by the MB shop CD. Haasman has given me enough hope that once there, I’ll probably find a way to replace that bushing without having to remove the brake booster and all the other pieces. Thanks all for contributing to this forum.

whunter · #17 05-13-2005, 05:58 PM

I added this link to my thread.

Name these parts, to help new members.
http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/diesel-discussion/102268-name-these-parts-help-new-members-post700405.html#post700405