Well my butt isn't sagging as much as many people my age, but that will come in time. The wheel camber is definitely quite wonky so I guess I start with replacing the conpensator hydraulic thing in the 1967 with the spring thing in the 1968 (which isn't sagging). Is it plug-and-play swap?

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Scott

If you move the mounts, springs and shims all over to the new car, they will bolt right up.

You can get your compensator rebuilt, too.

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Yes, kit comes with mounting plate and spring.

Is there a "kit" sold? I was considering just taking those parts from my parts car.

And where does one go if one decides to have the hydraulic compensator rebuilt? Any guess on cost?

thanks

Sure, parts car stuff should work fine. 250s and 280s had the same rear ends.

No idea on who would rebuild. You might contact Boge (manufacturer) directly:
ZF Friedrichshafen AG | Startseite | Antriebstechnik und Fahrwerktechnik, contact (tradition@zf.com ). Black Forest in WI might have another (domestic) answer: 414-228-4899. Neither would be cheap.

Used compensators pop up on ebay w some regularity, there's one up there for a couple hundred at the moment.

You can get rebuilt units from Tom Hanson at the Classic Centre, or for slightly less from SLS:

http://www.sls-hh-shop.de/Andere-typen/32-35-i-Info-Hydromat-W110-W111-W108/?_artperpage=10

Note that used ones or old-stock are not a good idea. The nitrogen gas in the compensator escapes over time whether in use or not...

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Current:
66 Citroën DS21
72 MB 280SEL 4.5
73 MB 450SLC
76 Citroën 2CV6
76 MB 300D
79 MB 300SD
Past:
70 Citroën DS21 (170kkm)/71 Citroën DS21 (137kkm)/72 Citroën DS21 (502kkm)/78 MB 300D (1,200,000 km-ish)/79 MB 300D (425kkm)/79 MB 300TD (260kkm)/81 Citroën 2CV6 (120kkm)/88 Merkur XR4Ti (209kkm)/81 Peugeot 505 GRD (350kkm)/84 MB 300TD (385kkm)/85 Toyota Camry (330kkm)/86 Renault 9 1.7L (155kkm)/02 Golf TDI (74kkm)

Not too long ago, I asked him and Tom will sell one under two circumstances; only if a rebuild able core is sent in (expensive), or if you send your 108/109 in to them for restoration, they will consider putting one on it (just a wee bit pricier).

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I have a 1973 280SE 4.5 and my problem is when I make a sharp right turn I have a knocking sound from the drivers side rear. I also with have the same problem with I have two passengers in the rear seat (noise on drivers side, rear end). My car seems level, but does have a rear sag when passengers are in the car. When I'm driving straight, with passengers, everything seems normal.

Exhaust hangers would be my first thought.

I had this problem on a 114. I looked under there and the seals were leaking on the differential. So while I still didn't see what was causing the knocking noise (and it could be a lot of things) I did have a parts car with the same rear end so I just swapped them out. This is a bigger job on your 108 than it is on any 114 so don't just do this on a whim.

But to my amazement the noise went away. I don't know if I moved something just enough to keep 'it' from banging or if the trouble was in the rear end. All I know is that I had this noise from the back when turning and then, after installing the spare rear end, the noise quit.

There is a rubber bushing between the body and the top of the rear differential (sometimes called the pumpkin) that makes a noise when the bushing has worn out. That is something to check.

The original top of this thread was spring helpers. You would get more responses by starting a new thread called rear mystery noise.

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