[W126 Coupe] rear sway bar links

[Hugh MacGregor]

Hi Markus
 
Jonathan put me straight on the rear suspension, apparently pre-1987 coupes have a different rear set up. THe sway bar is one piece and bolts directly to the hub.
 
I did the same thing with the odometer cancelling switch after a fill-up. however, I could'nt get the lights to come back on !  I'll replace the potentiometer.
 
Thanks for your help
 
Hugh MacGregor 


Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2007 09:29:31 -0700From: mfm at meyerprobateproperties.comTo: mbcoupes at mbcoupes.comSubject: Re: [W126 Coupe] rear sway bar links
Interesting.  What connects the sway bar to the hubs?  This is where the sway bar links are supposed to go - the top connects to the sway bar end, the bottom screws into the back of the hub.
 
Did you try turning the rheostat on the left (also used to adjust the trip odometer) to see if that changes anything?  One time I must have pushed it just "right" after fueling up and the dash lights were out.  I didn't even realize that rheostat was both for the lights and changing trip odometer.Markus Meyermfm at meyerprobateproperties.comwww.meyerprobateproperties.comMeyer Probate & Properties, LLC484-919-9762
-------- Original Message --------From: Hugh MacGregor <hugh587 at hotmail.com>Date: Wed, October 10, 2007 12:22 pmTo: Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists <mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com>

Hi All ! I just read Chet Hwilka's great description "how to fix things that go bump"  I jacked up my 1986 560sec , Lo' and behold, I don't seem to have these sway bar links. All I can see is a torsion bar connecting the rear hubs to the SLS switch. Am I looking in the right place ?  Also I seem to have lost my instrument panel lights, The fuses all look good - I'm wondering if the instrument light dimmer switch/ odometer cancelling switch is gone south! And if so, what's the fix! Thanks in advance for any help . Hugh MacGregor


From: chwilka at comcast.netTo: mbcoupes at mbcoupes.comDate: Fri, 28 Sep 2007 12:21:43 -0400Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] rear sway bar links





http://mywebpages.comcast.net/chwilka/things_that_go_bump_in_the_rear.htm
 
 




From: mbcoupes-bounces at mbcoupes.com [mailto:mbcoupes-bounces at mbcoupes.com] On Behalf Of Markus MeyerSent: Friday, September 28, 2007 11:17 AMTo: mbcoupes at mbcoupes.comSubject: [W126 Coupe] rear sway bar links
 

Hi guys,

 

Can someone point me to how to replace the rear sway bar/stabilizer links?  I looked through the 126 CDs and no explicit section for that.  I see the obvious connection at the top of the link to the sway bar with the nut to remove and take off there.  But on the bottom, it seems to connect somehow to the hub/wheel housing and I can't tell how?  Is it just screwed in there with the threads so after taking the top off you unscrew it at the bottom?  Or, is there a nut hidden somewhere I can't get to which needs to come off - meaning the whole hub has to come apart?  I can't image its that difficult.

 

Any tips on doing this so nothing gets stripped in the process - like prelubing the connections or using special tools, etc?

 

Thanks in advance,Markus Meyermfm at meyerprobateproperties.comwww.meyerprobateproperties.comMeyer Probate & Properties, LLC484-919-9762

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