I'm doing the rear shocks on my 84 300SD and read somewhere that I need to remove the wheel. Do I really need to do this? Getting under the car it looks like that's not really necessary.
I have read about removing the rear seat to get to the top nut.
Thanks, Jeff
No... you don't have to remove wheel but the car must be jacked up before removing the bolts... or it will slam downward.
Tiger, Yea, I was going to jack it up and put it on some stands. Some long post I saw said you had to take the wheels off.
How far up should I jack the wheel? Til it clears the ground?
Thanks, Jeff
You might want to take the rim and tire off just so you have room to work. I always do when I am working under the car.
Real high off the ground to clear the shocks. It is best to do this with the big floor jack. I also put a safety jack under the arm. I don't recall if the arm has something to block the spring from popping out... so that is why I suggest you do the safety jack under the arm before you remove any bolts.
Better check the manual first. On some cars (not necessary MB or
300SD), the shock also works as a limiter so the wheel/tire don't drop all the way down. If the car is jacked up first before the bolts are removed, the spring may force the shock to pop out when bolts are out.At least I am sure W201 front shock also works as limiter. I recently did the work.
What I would suggest is to jack up (as high as possible) the car under the multi-l> No... you don't have to remove wheel but the car must be jacked up before
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