[W126 Coupe] Accumulator replacement

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It should be  simple enough for anybody to do and especially simple if your
name is Guenter :-). Basically there are two hydraulic lines going into the
accumilators and it's held in place with 3 nuts. Be careful when removing
the lines so that you don't round the nuts (flare wrench is good) and
careful to line up the lines going back in so that you don't cross thread
them. It's best to hand tighten them first so that you know it's going in
right.

Accumulators have a shelf life and are date stamped, if you get new old
stock, it may not be any good so buy it from a place that has a high
turnover of parts.



On Mon, Jan 11, 2010 at 9:17 PM, Guenter Manczur <gmanczur at ccim.net> wrote:


>  *My 88 560 SEC has had the air cell accumulators replaced at 55K miles

> and at 144K miles.  Currently at 175K miles, the ride is again rock hard. I

> would like to try my hand at replacing the accumulators myself but don’t

> know if replacement is a simple enough for a hobby mechanic or if the task

> needs to be dealt with by professionals.  Any help would be appreciated.*

>

> * *

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> *Guenter Manczur*

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> *gmanczur at ccim.net*

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