reflexboy
MB Enthusiast
My W212 has a knock when I go over bumps form the rear offside. Don't laugh, but I laid in the boot whilst a mate drove around and having pulled back the boot lining on that side, I'm convinced by putting my fingers on the side/top mounting bolts of the shock, it is the shock that is knocking.
Is this a common problem? The shock seems to be working as it should with no 'wobbling' when bounced up and down. Is the top mount separate to the shock or does it need to be replaced in one unit? Could it just be the mount that's knackered? Can this be bought separately? I presume if it's the shock, I will need to replace them as a pair? It would seem the top mount is available separately. Any idea how the top of the strut attaches to the top mount? Does it just bolt through? Is there a rubber bush that could be knackered causing the knocking? Any advice would be appreciated. Thank you
Is this a common problem? The shock seems to be working as it should with no 'wobbling' when bounced up and down. Is the top mount separate to the shock or does it need to be replaced in one unit? Could it just be the mount that's knackered? Can this be bought separately? I presume if it's the shock, I will need to replace them as a pair? It would seem the top mount is available separately. Any idea how the top of the strut attaches to the top mount? Does it just bolt through? Is there a rubber bush that could be knackered causing the knocking? Any advice would be appreciated. Thank you
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