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Air suspension
Simon P

Hi M-100 team


I have a problem on my 300sel6.3.

The rear of the car raises and goes hard as im driving. This has only just started happening.

Valves were all rebuilt 5 years ago and car has only done 2000km since.

Any thoughts please


Simon

1969 300SEL 6.3

1972 600


cth350

there are some great threads in history here that will help you diagnose what the problem is. -CTH

cth350

I poked around in history, looking for a thread that Chris Johnson updated back in like 2010 (or earlier) with a decision tree. I didn't find it. But I did find a few other things you might want to read up on...


Air Suspension Trouble Shooting Guide (From the Star Motors Website)

Martin Werminghausen's Site This page has links to read & watch, especially the "Sherlock tests"


Threads...

The whole car drops Has several diagnostic procedures

A front valve issue Also has suggestions about how to manually fill the suspension

Overhauling Air Control Valves A great technical read, but don't do this yourself unless you are a seasoned machinist.

Rear axle maintenance and R&R While you have the rear apart, consider some of this

Leveling Valves and Diagnostics

The rear goes down first, then the front Not a lot of diagnostics, which is why I listed this one last.


Hope some of that "light reading" helps.

-CTH

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