Originally Posted by DieselPaul (Post 3610740)

1985 Mercedes-Benz 300TD Base Wagon - Suspension, Shocks & Springs - Page 1

$332.25 from Pelican Parts.

Originally Posted by ThatOne (Post 3646352)

The official nomenclature used by the designers and Mercedes engineers for that part of the "hydro-pneumatic auxiliary suspension" is "spring struts" for which the 123 Body and Chassis FSM 32.3-501/3 F2 uneqvivically states "In addition to level control they are simultaneously serving as shock absorbers"

if this was not factual what other mechanism in that system is effecting the "damping" inhibitions that "shock absorbers" traditionally do? In other words on the 123 Chassis vehicles rear suspension what mitigates, corrects or counter balances the bouncy-ness of pure spring action?

Originally Posted by martureo (Post 3646716)

I recently used an old tire to support my om603 in my garage. I didn't really want it supported by an oil pan on the concrete floor.

But then again, it wasn't a tire, it was an engine cradle because that's what I was using it for.:rolleyes:

There are no rear struts/shocks on a w123 wagon equipped with a hydropneumatic, self-leveling suspension.

Originally Posted by ThatOne (Post 3646732)

You're not helping anyone by making up words for things that are different than the words used originally. And you help less by making up things despite the easily verifiable facts. Mercedes calls the part "spring struts" and says they function as "shock absorbers" maybe you can explain how they are wrong beyond your declaration to that effect? Maybe you can show Mercedes referring to these parts as "hydraulic rams" from some verifiable information source?

Originally Posted by Zacharias (Post 3610782)

In fairness, I think it would be more appropriate to applaud the amount of parts still available for these surviving cars, the youngest of which are now 31 years old.

I have regularly sourced relatively obscure parts the next morning from the regional warehouse in my part of Canada and even more obscure within a week from Germany. Given that the w123s are all but invisible now in Canada, that is remarkable service from an automaker. If there is another that equals it, I haven't heard about it.

Speaking of the SLS shocks, I have always been puzzled as to why no one ever seems to have made an effort to rebuild them (various people have made cottage industries out of other specialized things for these cars).