[W126 Coupe] Self leveling and alingment

[Ernie Stephens]

Hey Markus,
I personally think that the leveling system is working since there is no apparent lean or sag one way or another but there has always been (since I bought it in 92) a thump sound when going over a bump.  If it wasn't that my tires wear incredibly fast (or so it seems) and the tires were not so expensive I would just leave it alone.  So, it's more of a single wheel (the right rear) that looks a bit strange and has brought to my attention that all of the tires are wearing poorly.
Ernie 
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  From: Markus Meyer<mailto:markusfmeyer at gmail.com> 
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  Sent: Wednesday, February 24, 2010 11:50 AM
  Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] Self leveling and alingment


  I don't think there is much, if any adjustment in the rear that can be made without a camber kit.  But, that begs the question, is there something amiss that needs to be addressed first?  Broken/sagging spring comes to mind - at that mileage, if they are original, they should probably be replaced.  That's a lot of years/mileage that 4000 pounds has been putting on them.  Spring cups should be replaced at the same time.  Not sure what the struts/accumulators would have to do with anything except not keeping the rear ride height correct.  Is it off side to side, or just sagging overall in the rear, or neither?

  Markus


  On Wed, Feb 24, 2010 at 1:45 PM, Ernie Stephens <stevetsg at msn.com<mailto:stevetsg at msn.com>> wrote:

    Does anyone know if the self leveling system could affect the alignment?  My right rear wheel is visibly out of camber; the car is lowered in the front and this might be part, if not all, of the problem aligning all of the wheels.  The dealer wouldn't tell me what it would cost to check out the leveling system . . .does anyone know what I should expect on an 87 560 SEC with 210k?
    Ernie

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