[W126 Coupe] Self leveling and alingment

[Ernie Stephens]

The car was lowered by the previous owner but the springs appeared to have lost their strength so I had them replaced 3 or 4 years later (they had a life time guarantee on them).  Actually, I don't think that the replace springs were defective because the alignment that followed was not perfect and I remember them saying something to the effect of need something else replaced.  The tires are kept properly inflated, the wear is on the in/outside edges.  I need to leave now for my appointment; I'll let you know what I find out.
Ernie
PS:
I checked with Windshields To Go USA Inc. and they are confident that they can get me a windshield but so was Cascade and SafeLite; they're supposed to call me ASAP to confirm.


----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Markus Meyer<mailto:markusfmeyer at gmail.com> 
  To: Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists<mailto:mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com> 
  Sent: Wednesday, February 24, 2010 12:33 PM
  Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] Self leveling and alingment


  If the car was lowered, it should have been aligned at that time.  Only the front was lowered you say, not the back too?  How was it lowered, springs cut, or replaced with lowering springs?

  Where is the uneven wear, or what is it?  How a tire wears often can point to the problem, be it underinflation, overinflation, camber, caster, etc, etc.

  Markus


  On Wed, Feb 24, 2010 at 2:19 PM, Ernie Stephens <stevetsg at msn.com<mailto:stevetsg at msn.com>> wrote:

    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 
      ----- Original Message ----- 
      From: Markus Meyer<mailto:markusfmeyer at gmail.com> 
      To: Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists<mailto:mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com> 
      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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