w123 rear springs

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stuarth

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How easy is it to remove/inspect/change the rear springs on a w123 estate (with self levelling)? I have a knock from the rear and I need to look at the springs since sometimes they break right at the top.
How long to do it? Any hints? Simple or not?

thanks
stuart

I also posted this in the engine forum by mistake...
 
stuarth said:
How easy is it to remove/inspect/change the rear springs on a w123 estate (with self levelling)? I have a knock from the rear and I need to look at the springs since sometimes they break right at the top.
How long to do it? Any hints? Simple or not?

thanks
stuart

I also posted this in the engine forum by mistake...
I have not worked on the W123, but on my W202 estate, the dealership reported that the rear springs broken or crack simply by putting the car on ramps and "feeling" the whole length of the spring by hand together with a visual inspection.

If your springs require replacing, you should also check out the number of dot on the rear spring upper rubber mount to save you an extra trip to the dealership.
 

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