[W126 Coupe] Accumulator replacement

[Markus Meyer]

I would suggest only buying genuine MB.  Why?  They last longer.  I found
this out the hard way myself.  What brand were yours when last done?  They
should last longer than they have.  The first replacement at 144K after 55K
is about right.  But now only 30K later they shouldn't be needed again.
This is unfortunately what often happens with aftermarket accumulators in my
experience (and others I know as well).

Markus

On Mon, Jan 11, 2010 at 10:55 PM, alal30319 at gmail.com
<alal30319 at gmail.com>wrote:


> 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.*

>>

>> * *

>>

>> *Guenter Manczur*

>>

>> *gmanczur at ccim.net*

>>

>> *727-403-3577 *

>>

>> The MB Coupes Website!

>> W126 SEC Mailing List

>> Postings remain property of MB Coupes, L.L.C.

>>

>

>

> The MB Coupes Website!

> W126 SEC Mailing List

> Postings remain property of MB Coupes, L.L.C.

>

-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://www.pairlist.net/pipermail/mbcoupes/attachments/20100112/c9ac4fdf/attachment.html>