PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum - View Single Post - Miscellaneous questions from a new W124 owner.

sanchezc · #5 05-12-2005, 01:12 AM

Thank you all for your answers.

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Here is the synthesis so far:

* How long do the hydraulic suspension spheres in the back typically last? They were original and so 10 years old on this car, so sounds like they needed to be replaced indeed...

* Hard and unlinear accelerator: Seems to be by design on this model then (even after Ditmire changed a roller and lubricated the linkages). BTW the accelerator on my W126 300SE is now perfectly smooth and linear, so it's not typical of all MBs, only of some models...

* Steering wheel not straight when going straight: It may be due to some typical, but fixable, play in the recirculating ball system then.

* The radio gets surprisingly hot after driving for a few hours: Possibly indeed due to "hot air leaking from the heater box onto the back of the radio"... I think I still have a Becker, and the Becker in my 300SE stays cool under all circumstances...

* I only have sound from the front loudspeakers: The radio is original, so maybe a cable or fuse problem indeed: Will look into both, thanks.

* The lights UNDER the rear doors don't come on when the doors are open: The lights ABOVE the second and third rows work just fine... Maybe also a cable problem, like for the rear loudspeakers.

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Still interested in:

* I have some rust around the jack holes (and possibly elsewhere on the rockers):
+ First of all I thought that the W124's didn't rust?!
+ Secondly I see some screws on the bottom letting me think that removing the rocker covers (to spread some POR-15 myself) is doable on the W124 (contrary to the W126): is this correct or just an impression?

Thanks again.