Rear Suspension on W124

[Jim Gallagher]

Hello,

I do not know if this is a problem or a characteristic of the car but would welcome comment. I have had a E220 for a few months and when driving over a manhole cover, which is not flush with the road, or any other road defect etc I detect a short shake from the back end. I have waited until I had the car serviced and MoT,d last week expecting maybe bushes or shocks would need replacing, but no work was necessary. The car runs like a dream in all other conditions. Any comments appreciated

 

[grober]

Shake Rattle n Roll

Mercedes saloons have a very rigid body shell and relatively stiff suspension. Where other lesser cars bodies flex quite a lot over bumps and absorb some road shocks by slight deformation,Mercs dont. This is most marked over rutted surfaces where there is a diagonal twist to the chassis e.g. nearside front and offside rear loaded/unloaded at the same time. Provided your suspension and rear subframe bushes check out,I dont think you have anything to worry about.

 

[Bruce_Jeffares]

W124 Suspension Shakes

Interested to hear of Jim's worries when hitting significant road bumps. I had the same worries until the checks turned out ok.

Thanks Graeme on your diagnosis; quite re-assuring really !

 

[Andy]

Hi

Although You have just had a mot. I would remove the rear wheels and check the top suspension arm for wear. Especially the inner bushes. They are not easilly viewed without the wheel off.


Regards

Andy @ www.mercedesservicing.com