I used this video as a guide to replace my standard struts. Thanks for this! On my 2011 ML 350, I was able to get the passenger side off without loosening the axle nut, on the driver's side I had to remove the axle shaft from the knuckle to gain clearance. That side was not fun.
Thanks Mike! Just a note for the players at home, when you screw the torx head while you hold the bolt with the screw drive, set your impact wrench to anti clockwise! 😅
Definitely didn’t explain which way to unthread with impact when removing the last center bolt on top of the air spring. Now I’m stuck with a messed up screw 🤦🏻♂️
Hi Mike, thank you for posting this. We have a GL450, 2011, and the front right has lowered similar to the vehicle you worked on. Except ours can still raise when the car is on..and usually takes hours or even half a day to eventually drop. I know this is wreaking havoc on the compressor I'm sure. We had the vehicle diagnosed and they said it was a leaking airbag. The recommendation for the part was "replace leaking front strut airbag" which I actually thought meant the entire strut (which has the airbag), but found out you can buy the air spring alone...which led me to your video. So I suspect that is what they were referring to. They wanted $700 for the part, just the part. I was also told the vehicle would have to be scanned to set levels or something. Is this accurate?
The air spring for your car you can buy from $130 + shipping from Rockauto.com After I replaced this springs they self leveling, you don't need to scan anything. If you can't do it yourself try to go to different shop. Do not go to dealership!
Eek 😱 I hope this repair lasts a while but spinning the shock strut so fast and also not lubricating the air seals might cause more problems very quickly.
@@mikes.garage Hi Mike, yes the compressor is working properly, but it only inflated a little bit and the truck just got low in that spot and the rest inflated correctly. I don't have the DAS, I only have the LAUNCH, should I go to someone who has the DAS to recalibrate?
I have a 2011 450 gl . I replaced the whole airshock one piece.. arnott part was 500.. dont see where you said about 100. Maybe it was just the bag. When i got it off. I could push bag down with my hand.. so i did need a new one. Any thoughts?
urgent help needed. Mine is a W166 ML 350 diesel 2015. Its front right side is a bit lower and a malfunction warning came with air compressor cooling down message after 5 mins of first warning. I suspect a leak. Can the front air spring be replaced or the whole strut has to be replaced since I wasn't able to find anything about just air spring replacement for W166.
@@mikes.garage Thanks a lot Mike for the quick response. Here in India, i had a word with 2 garages they claim that the procedure for W166 air spring replacement is different but it's possible as they've done it before. As per your expertise, is it possible at all? Should I take the risk?
If you use regular spring all around, you can remove the fuse from compressor. If you use spring for front only, then yes, you need to cap off the front lines.
I know this is two years later, but i need to do this to my ml 350. Do you have the torque specs for when youre tightening all the bolts? Or is it a good hand tightening? Thats what im concerned about. Any help would be great.
Nut to piston rod 30 Nm, Self-locking nut shock absorber to wishbone 265 Nm, nut for dome strut bolted connection to bracket 50 Nm, air suspension pressure line to front air suspension 5 Nm.
so I had my family car, a 2012 ML350 4Matic for transmission fluid change at 70K+ miles and the mechanic noticed that one of the rear coil spring was broken. I just bought the part, a Bilstein coil spring from FCP Euro. I decided to browse for the shocks/struts as well. Now I am worried if the front struts and rear shocks may be nearing their shelf life. I live in Minneapolis and the weather is really harsh each year with the snow and the salted roads. Assuming the worst case scenario of having to get the front and the back replaced I would like to know the below from experts please. 1. Can the front struts’ brand be different than the back? I plan to go with Sachs (Kit-166320) in the front and Bilstein B4 (BIL-24271011 x 2) on the back. 2. What exactly is Bilstein B6 (BIL-24273671) and how is it compared to the B4? Is B6 really worth more dollars? 3. Now that I have already bought the Bilstein rear coil springs, should I buy only Bilstein rear shocks or can I opt for Sachs rear if I change my mind? 4. Is there a vendor/website other than FCP whom you would like to recommend considering the expenses now that I may run into on parts and labor? 5. Lastly, how many hours do you guys think would take getting all 4, the front and back struts/shocks replaced? I plan to start calling the mechanics around and negotiate on the labor. What is a nominal per hour rate? Please note that I hardly put a maximum of 6000 miles per year on the vehicle since this is not for every day use. At the same time I want to make it safe for wife and kids considering the weather here. Please suggest your thoughts.
Hello, from everything what you mention in your comment, I would replace just rear coil springs from both size and that is it. 1. Yes you can install the front struts’ with one brand and back with other brand. 2. The Bilstein B6 (BIL-24273671) is performance shock absorber and B4 is OE replacement. B6 is going to be more stiffer, I don't think you need it. 3.If you have Bilstein rear coil springs, you don't need to buy only Bilstein rear shocks you can buy Sachs as well. 4. You can search online about different suppliers. I live in Canada and know only www.pelicanparts.com in US. 5. All the work should take approximately around 4-6 hours. Prices everywhere is different, if you know somebody who is fixing car in his garage, the price can be two or three times cheaper. I recommend you to replace only rear springs and that is it for now.
@@mikes.garage Thanks Mike! Will get to know next week how the shocks and struts are doing in detail. Do you think a wheel alignment is needed after replacing the coil springs or is that something that’s necessary when the shocks are replaced please? As always, i appreciate you taking time to read my long post and replying. Keep the videos coming.
You are welcome. Alignment is not necessary after any of this jobs. I recommend to do alignment when you buy new tires. Also alignment must be done only with new tires otherwise this is wasting money.
I used this video as a guide to replace my standard struts. Thanks for this! On my 2011 ML 350, I was able to get the passenger side off without loosening the axle nut, on the driver's side I had to remove the axle shaft from the knuckle to gain clearance. That side was not fun.
Thank you for watching!
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Thank you kind sir, a friend of mine had a blown bag and because of your video i was able to change it. 👍😁
Thank you for watching!
Thanks Mike! Just a note for the players at home, when you screw the torx head while you hold the bolt with the screw drive, set your impact wrench to anti clockwise! 😅
Thank you for watching!
great video, this tutorial can help me make the change to an ml500
Great tutorial, I'm waiting for it tomorrow.
thanks
Thank you for watching!
You the man Mike!
Thank you!
Hi Mike !
Thanks for the video, i`ve just changed One too in Denmark, due to your deskription
Thank you for watching! I'm glad my video was helpful ☺️
Nice job Mike, amusing when i watch it
Thank you! ☺️
Do you need to align the car when you replace the shocks?
No, you don't have to do it after this job.
Awesome video, thanks, Mike!!
Thank you for watching!
The official dealer will probably charge you $600 for labor only for what this good man just did in a short video.
Thank you!
Facts!!!!
Not all hero’s wear capes! 👍🛠
Spitzen Video 👍🏼 Grüße aus Deutschland
Thanks Mike
Thank you for watching!
Definitely didn’t explain which way to unthread with impact when removing the last center bolt on top of the air spring. Now I’m stuck with a messed up screw 🤦🏻♂️
Hi Mike, thank you for posting this. We have a GL450, 2011, and the front right has lowered similar to the vehicle you worked on. Except ours can still raise when the car is on..and usually takes hours or even half a day to eventually drop. I know this is wreaking havoc on the compressor I'm sure. We had the vehicle diagnosed and they said it was a leaking airbag. The recommendation for the part was "replace leaking front strut airbag" which I actually thought meant the entire strut (which has the airbag), but found out you can buy the air spring alone...which led me to your video. So I suspect that is what they were referring to. They wanted $700 for the part, just the part. I was also told the vehicle would have to be scanned to set levels or something. Is this accurate?
The air spring for your car you can buy from $130 + shipping from Rockauto.com After I replaced this springs they self leveling, you don't need to scan anything. If you can't do it yourself try to go to different shop. Do not go to dealership!
@@mikes.garage I saw the arnot brand on Rock Auto but it was closer to $250.
@@absbica31 they have a lots of chooses.
Mike's Garage hi mike, after you installed the ultra power air bag would you say it’s a good brand and product ?
So far so good. Still working fine.
Hi, Is it necessary to lift all the front of the car or only the side on which you change de pneumatic? Thanks
Hi, yes you need to lift up all the front of the car, if not you couldn't remove sway bar link.
Eek 😱 I hope this repair lasts a while but spinning the shock strut so fast and also not lubricating the air seals might cause more problems very quickly.
I spent a good ten minutes on that last step
Great video!. subscribed.
Thank you for watching!
Very Good
Thank you!
The clamp you used to remove the upper arm what’s it called beside clamp am having a had time finding one
It's called ball joint separator, you can find it here: amzn.to/3pfvR0o
@@mikes.garage thanks, just finished up now and it came out nice
Thanks for the information! I did exactly how you do it but in my case it doesn't come back up. Do you have any suggestions on this? Thanks
Thank you for watching! Is there air compressor working? Did you put the fuse back?
@@mikes.garage Hi Mike, yes the compressor is working properly, but it only inflated a little bit and the truck just got low in that spot and the rest inflated correctly. I don't have the DAS, I only have the LAUNCH, should I go to someone who has the DAS to recalibrate?
Did you replace all O-rings. It should fill it up all the way. I don't think you need to recalibrate it but I can be wrong.
@@mikes.garage I controlled the orings, and everything is fine but I still do not understand why it does not inflate. Thank you
I have a 2011 450 gl . I replaced the whole airshock one piece.. arnott part was 500.. dont see where you said about 100. Maybe it was just the bag.
When i got it off. I could push bag down with my hand.. so i did need a new one. Any thoughts?
I replaced just a air spring (bag).
can you tell me the size of two orings?
Nice!
urgent help needed. Mine is a W166 ML 350 diesel 2015. Its front right side is a bit lower and a malfunction warning came with air compressor cooling down message after 5 mins of first warning. I suspect a leak. Can the front air spring be replaced or the whole strut has to be replaced since I wasn't able to find anything about just air spring replacement for W166.
The entire strut needs to be replaced as you will not find only the air spring.
@@mikes.garage Thanks a lot Mike for the quick response. Here in India, i had a word with 2 garages they claim that the procedure for W166 air spring replacement is different but it's possible as they've done it before. As per your expertise, is it possible at all? Should I take the risk?
@@cashivanggarg1819 Of course it's possible. Since the entire strut needs to be replaced, installation will be even easier.
@@mikes.garage thanks a lot Mike
Thank you for watching!
Hey do you need to cap off the line if using regular spring loaded struts?
If you use regular spring all around, you can remove the fuse from compressor. If you use spring for front only, then yes, you need to cap off the front lines.
@@mikes.garage what method have you found best to do that? (Capping the front lines only)
I know this is two years later, but i need to do this to my ml 350. Do you have the torque specs for when youre tightening all the bolts? Or is it a good hand tightening? Thats what im concerned about. Any help would be great.
Nut to piston rod 30 Nm, Self-locking nut shock absorber to wishbone 265 Nm, nut for dome strut bolted connection to bracket 50 Nm, air suspension pressure line to front air suspension 5 Nm.
@@mikes.garage Wow, thank You so much really appreciate this!
@@joshuamarola3843 You are welcome!
Thanks for your video, do you inspect the shock absorber while changing the air bag?
Thank you for watching!
The shock absorber was in a good working condition.
Hi, which impact wrench is you are using for this work, how much volts and which brand?
Hi, it was this one www.canadiantire.ca/en/pdp/maximum-20v-max-cordless-mid-torque-impact-wrench-kit-1-2-in-0544274p.html#srp
@@mikes.garage thanks dear for your prompt reply
Thank you for watching!
so I had my family car, a 2012 ML350 4Matic for transmission fluid change at 70K+ miles and the mechanic noticed that one of the rear coil spring was broken. I just bought the part, a Bilstein coil spring from FCP Euro. I decided to browse for the shocks/struts as well. Now I am worried if the front struts and rear shocks may be nearing their shelf life. I live in Minneapolis and the weather is really harsh each year with the snow and the salted roads. Assuming the worst case scenario of having to get the front and the back replaced I would like to know the below from experts please.
1. Can the front struts’ brand be different than the back? I plan to go with Sachs (Kit-166320) in the front and Bilstein B4 (BIL-24271011 x 2) on the back.
2. What exactly is Bilstein B6 (BIL-24273671) and how is it compared to the B4? Is B6 really worth more dollars?
3. Now that I have already bought the Bilstein rear coil springs, should I buy only Bilstein rear shocks or can I opt for Sachs rear if I change my mind?
4. Is there a vendor/website other than FCP whom you would like to recommend considering the expenses now that I may run into on parts and labor?
5. Lastly, how many hours do you guys think would take getting all 4, the front and back struts/shocks replaced? I plan to start calling the mechanics around and negotiate on the labor. What is a nominal per hour rate?
Please note that I hardly put a maximum of 6000 miles per year on the vehicle since this is not for every day use. At the same time I want to make it safe for wife and kids considering the weather here. Please suggest your thoughts.
Hello, from everything what you mention in your comment, I would replace just rear coil springs from both size and that is it.
1. Yes you can install the front struts’ with one brand and back with other brand.
2. The Bilstein B6 (BIL-24273671) is performance shock absorber and B4 is OE replacement. B6 is going to be more stiffer, I don't think you need it.
3.If you have Bilstein rear coil springs, you don't need to buy only Bilstein rear shocks you can buy Sachs as well.
4. You can search online about different suppliers. I live in Canada and know only www.pelicanparts.com in US. 5. All the work should take approximately around 4-6 hours. Prices everywhere is different, if you know somebody who is fixing car in his garage, the price can be two or three times cheaper.
I recommend you to replace only rear springs and that is it for now.
@@mikes.garage Thanks Mike! Will get to know next week how the shocks and struts are doing in detail. Do you think a wheel alignment is needed after replacing the coil springs or is that something that’s necessary when the shocks are replaced please? As always, i appreciate you taking time to read my long post and replying. Keep the videos coming.
You are welcome. Alignment is not necessary after any of this jobs. I recommend to do alignment when you buy new tires. Also alignment must be done only with new tires otherwise this is wasting money.
@@mikes.garage Thank you again Mike!
NP, thank you for watching!
Hi where did u get the parts?
Rockauto.com
Where are you located Mike?
Calgary, Canada.
There three rubber rings
Omg your good
Thank you!
So how much would Mercedes service charge me for this
This is you need to ask them 🙂
@@mikes.garage I just know its gonna cost me a lot of money because this happened to my AMG
@@davlog9361 You can try different car shop who is fixing german cars.
@@mikes.garage I’ll try thanks for the advice
In indonesian, cost you about 2500 USD include tax
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Dam looks hard
Not really )
Привет. кроме ютуба есть еще соц сети Инстаграм? VK?
Конечно есть ) @mikekuruch
Блин видосы интересные. Еще бы на славянском озвучка была. 😬
Особенно про 39 кузов. Просто у самого 39ка с м62 tu
@@denisisaev441 ну там и без озвучке все показано ;)
@@denisisaev441 на драйв ру. Много информации. www.drive2.ru/r/bmw/5_series/458619495158646154/
Awesome 👏 just save me $1,600,
Thanks ✌🏻✌🏻✌🏻✌🏻✌🏻
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