W215, CL 500 etc...suspension gaiters

[Naraic]

I am having my car MOT'd on 2nd Feb...first time since November 2019!!

The gaiters/bellows on three of the struts are damaged and are MOT failures. Having, previously, been advised the gaiters are not available separately I can tell anyone interested that I have been able to source these from China via Ebay. About £100 all in.

 

[LostKiwi]

I seem to recall someone else posting that about 5 years ago... Good to know they are still available!

 

[Naraic]

I seem to recall someone else posting that about 5 years ago... Good to know they are still available!

Also available for the 230.

 

[Naraic]

I have also found the internal height plungers and the rubber top mounts are available.

Specialized in Audi, BMW and Mercedes-Benz hydraulic suspension

ABC ventil valve ventielenblok federbein shock veerpoot pumpe druckpumpe pump pomp oliepomp stuurpomp CL S SL W215 C215 W220 W216 W221 R230 R231

www.abcspecialist.nl

 

[LostKiwi]

Now that's very interesting!

 

[Naraic]

Now that's very interesting!

It is. But I can't find anything or anybody on the net who can explain how to open a strut.

 

[LostKiwi]

Our own @ajlsl600 pulled one of my old ones apart to remove it....

 

[ajlsl600]

I did. Had to make tooling. Was long ago. And I currently far away in desert till end Feb,trying to stop our distant cousins wrecking everything, with only limited success. I might revisit that matter when I get out of here. I think I was trying to find out how it worked and how to get ball joints out, which I did. I found a place in Germany that would supply the ball joints and internal sensor.

 

[Naraic]

I did. Had to make tooling. Was long ago. And I currently far away in desert till end Feb,trying to stop our distant cousins wrecking everything, with only limited success. I might revisit that matter when I get out of here. I think I was trying to find out how it worked and how to get ball joints out, which I did. I found a place in Germany that would supply the ball joints and internal sensor.

Good stuff. I know where to get the internal sensor. Was it straightforward to remove? Or...