W203 Squeaking rear shocks

[ionod55555]

Hi,
Firstly, Happy New Year to all members.

Can any members out there please advise what might be the cause of the following:- When driving my 2000 C class from cold, I have an annoying squeak coming from the rear everytime I go over a hump or small pot hole in the road. It usually goes after several miles, but seems to be there all the time in this cold snap

 

[television]

Just get some silicon spray band spray the roll bar bushes, best don with the rear jacked up

20 in the link
http://www.detali.ru/cat/oem_mb2.as...647716.651&CT=F&cat=69V&SID=32&SGR=180&SGN=04

 

[MB TECH WARRINGTON]

203 rear springs are very common,

these can make a creaking squeaking noise, whip your wheels off and have a look inside see if they are snapped at the very bottom,

 

[television]

203 rear springs are very common,

these can make a creaking squeaking noise, whip your wheels off and have a look inside see if they are snapped at the very bottom,

Good point and common , just that last 3"

 

[MB TECH WARRINGTON]

Good point and common , just that last 3"

poor design fault really,

seen these go at less than 15,000 miles. does not impress the customers.
replacing these at an alarming rate lately.

 

[television]

poor design fault really,

seen these go at less than 15,000 miles. does not impress the customers.
replacing these at an alarming rate lately.

I see that they can be made of taper steel or some other, I do not know what the difference is

 

[whitenemesis]

poor design fault really,

seen these go at less than 15,000 miles. does not impress the customers.
replacing these at an alarming rate lately.

Can one get a 'good' design fault?? :-?

 

[bigtwin]

My W210 does this in warm weather. Lifting the strut boot and spraying some lube up there sorts it our for a few months.

 

[yellowspringuk]

poor design fault really,

seen these go at less than 15,000 miles. does not impress the customers.
replacing these at an alarming rate lately.

Must be the state of our roads to many pot holes lately and the speed humps doesn't help.

I have the same problem with my rear suspecion, although mine doesn't squek, it more like a thumping noise and the car sway from left to right(slghtly) at the rear when going over pot holes. any ideas?? or should i replace the rear shocks. almost forgot, it only affect the left rear suspesion and i don't feel it at the steering and no problem corneering at high speed but it is driving me nuts!

 

[television]

Must be the state of our roads to many pot holes lately and the speed humps doesn't help.

I have the same problem with my rear suspecion, although mine doesn't squek, it more like a thumping noise and the car sway from left to right(slghtly) at the rear when going over pot holes. any ideas?? or should i replace the rear shocks. almost forgot, it only affect the left rear suspesion and i don't feel it at the steering and no problem corneering at high speed but it is driving me nuts!

They shocks would make the car bounce more than normal, I would check the sub frame mount rubbers

 

[yellowspringuk]

They shocks would make the car bounce more than normal, I would check the sub frame mount rubbers

Thanks television, i will check it at this weekend

 

[television]

Thanks television, i will check it at this weekend

If you can get a bar between the chassis and the sub frame and lever the sub frame, it should tell you if something is loose or worn

 

[yellowspringuk]

If you can get a bar between the chassis and the sub frame and lever the sub frame, it should tell you if something is loose or worn

i will give that a try, thanks

 

[MB TECH WARRINGTON]

Can one get a 'good' design fault?? :-?

yes they are all good design faults, thats why we are in business

there was a poor design fault with my grammar, thanks for picking that one up,

 

[whitenemesis]

yes they are all good design faults, thats why we are in business

there was a poor design fault with my grammar, thanks for picking that one up,

Happy to help :mrgreen:

 

[television]

What is the difference between taper and parallel springs in terms of lasting ???

 

[ionod55555]

Thanks television, silicon sprayed all bushes at rear and it has stopped the squeak. Now I have a noise in the boot that seems to come from the off side, it sounds like twang of a spring. Checked boot lid raising springs and noted that they have had foam rubber pushed inside. It does appear that these springs would be the size to generate the noise but very difficult to tell? It also sounds like the exhaust is knocking against something when going over humps. Checked underneath while spraying bushes but all seems fine, with all mountings in place and not broken. Nothing appears to be loose.
Any ideas??

 

[television]

That one is too hard to know what it is, sorry :sad:

 

[coach0173]

Hi there new to the site ,but i have had the same issue sounds like the exhaust banging when people sit in he back .changed the rear shocks and it disapeared

 

[Cole@MBS]

Welcome coach0173

Feed back is always good!