Parts Catalog Accessories Catalog How To Articles Tech Forums
Call Pelican Parts at 888-280-7799
Shopping Cart Cart | Project List | Order Status | Help



Go Back   PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum > Mercedes-Benz Tech Information and Support > Vintage Mercedes Forum

Reply
 
LinkBack Thread Tools Display Modes
  #1  
Old 02-02-2007, 01:45 AM
PanzerSD's Avatar
Schießenstern
 
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Saskatchewan Canada
Posts: 2,351
115 Pneumatic Suspension

Reliable? what did it do? replace the coil springs?

does anyone have any diagrams of this setup and can a system be adapted to a 116 chassis?

__________________
RIP: 80 300SD
RIP: 79 450SEL
2002 E430 4matic (212,000km)
2002 ML500 'sport'

____________________________
FACEBOOK:
PANZER450
Reply With Quote
  #2  
Old 02-02-2007, 11:45 PM
Benzcrusher's Avatar
Registered User
 
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Upstate SC
Posts: 1,114
Did you find a w115, rare option here. It is the same set up as the w123 and was used in the w116 on the 6.9. The struts replace the shocks and are dampened by gas charged spheres. The springs are still used. The system works great in cars like the TD wagon and taxi sedans where there is excessive weight in the rear of the car. The SLS system keeps rear ride height constant regardless of the load.
Now the 6.9 used the system on the front and rear while the 115 / 123 was just the rear. The 6.9 used different rear control arms. Any of the set-ups required a boss on the engine head or block for the suspension fluid pump which ran off the timing chain...
I could see the rear SLS work in a W116 300SD using a 617.951 from a 300TD wagon.
__________________
Over 21 years I owned several:
w108
w110
w111
w115
w116
w123
w124
w126
w212
Reply With Quote
  #3  
Old 02-03-2007, 02:29 AM
PanzerSD's Avatar
Schießenstern
 
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Saskatchewan Canada
Posts: 2,351
See, what I was thinking was my own air suspension setup, but I was wondering where they located the shocks in the rears of the cars that had the pheumatic, not hydraulic suspension. I can easily fab a mount setup if I had to just would be nice to know where it would be less likely to give me trouble down the road (geometry wise).

__________________
RIP: 80 300SD
RIP: 79 450SEL
2002 E430 4matic (212,000km)
2002 ML500 'sport'

____________________________
FACEBOOK:
PANZER450
Reply With Quote
Reply

Bookmarks

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is On
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On




All times are GMT -4. The time now is 05:58 PM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.7
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.
Search Engine Optimization by vBSEO 3.6.0
Copyright 2024 Pelican Parts, LLC - Posts may be archived for display on the Peach Parts or Pelican Parts Website -    DMCA Registered Agent Contact Page