The car has 110k miles. When the car is driven over a bump there is a bang in the left rear of the car. I sat in the back seat on the left side and it comes from behind me not under my but. I backed it up on ramps and pulled on the exhaust and the suspension and subframe but nothing appeared loose. While it was on the ramps i put a jack under the left side and raised it a bit to see if there was any play in the subframe mounts when I jacked it up but there wasn't any. The rubber on the mounts look intact. Rear shocks are bilsteins with 50K miles on them. The shock mounts in the trunk are tight. Seems more noticeable in the winter than summer. Bounce test on the rear settles down right away. Removed the spare and sound persists. battery is bolted down (right side). The coil spring looks OK also. Anyone run across this before or have any thoughts?

John

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John


1998 C230 for the wife
1986 Porsche 944 Turbo for me in the summer
1993 Audi 90 for me in the winter

On the W123 chassis that was always the rear sway bar link......

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Terry Allison
N. Calif. & Boca Chica, Panama

09' E320 Bluetec 77k (USA)
09' Hyundai Santa Fe Diesel 48k (S.A.)

The jack and the tool kit are also on that side. Are they both accounted for? You can pull out the carpeting piece (it is not attached) to have a better look. The left side of the carpet piece folds up then you just pull it out.

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1998 C230 330,000 miles (currently dead of second failed EIS, yours will fail too, turning you into the dealer's personal human cash machine)
1988 F150 144,000 miles (leaks all the colors of the rainbow)
Previous stars: 1981 Brava 210,000 miles, 1978 128 150,000 miles, 1977 B200 Van 175,000 miles, 1972 Vega (great, if rusty, car), 1972 Celica, 1986.5 Supra

I believe in the past i pulled out the jack and the tool kit but I will try again to make sure.

TMallison,

should there be noticeable play in the swaybar link?

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John


1998 C230 for the wife
1986 Porsche 944 Turbo for me in the summer
1993 Audi 90 for me in the winter

Is moulded rubber around the bolt and sleeve. Should have very little play and no rips or tears.

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Terry Allison
N. Calif. & Boca Chica, Panama

09' E320 Bluetec 77k (USA)
09' Hyundai Santa Fe Diesel 48k (S.A.)

When i was under there I yanked on the links and didn't notice any play in the links. I'll double check.

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John


1998 C230 for the wife
1986 Porsche 944 Turbo for me in the summer
1993 Audi 90 for me in the winter