WGB
New Member
I finished my front suspension on the 6.9 today and one of the last things I discovered was a rub mark on the right front rubber hydraulic line.
I have always thought my 6.9 was harder to park than my 450SEL as the steering lock was not as tight. My car hits the steering stop when turned to the right but lock to the left is governed by the steering box and it would appear the steering has never hit the left hand stop in it's entire life.
The rear edge of the front left lower arm is shiny but I can see no wear on the tyre so it must be an infinitesmal rub. What is more of a worry is that the right front hydraulic line has a tyre wear mark on it.
I have temporarily put shielding over it to protect it and will replace the hose ASAP - as well I will have a talk to the people who will be doing the wheel alignment to see if they can equalise the box so that it is more even left to right but if it returns with the same problem I will be drilling the rivets out of the stop plate and fabricating some other arrangement.
First thoughts are removing the stop plate on the left hand side (Only needs two rivets drilled out) and Migging up an adjustable M10 or M12 bolt and trapped nut plus lock-nut arrangement so that an extended and adjustable stop will actually work.
My car is fitted with 225 section tyres on 16 inch AMG wheels so they are not exactly wild but the car does sit a little lower than standard ride height.
My suggestion is to not only check for a rub mark on the lower suspension arm rear surface but check what the front edge of the opposite tyre is getting up to at the same time - particularly in a 6.9 with hydraulic lines in this position.
Bill
I have always thought my 6.9 was harder to park than my 450SEL as the steering lock was not as tight. My car hits the steering stop when turned to the right but lock to the left is governed by the steering box and it would appear the steering has never hit the left hand stop in it's entire life.
The rear edge of the front left lower arm is shiny but I can see no wear on the tyre so it must be an infinitesmal rub. What is more of a worry is that the right front hydraulic line has a tyre wear mark on it.
I have temporarily put shielding over it to protect it and will replace the hose ASAP - as well I will have a talk to the people who will be doing the wheel alignment to see if they can equalise the box so that it is more even left to right but if it returns with the same problem I will be drilling the rivets out of the stop plate and fabricating some other arrangement.
First thoughts are removing the stop plate on the left hand side (Only needs two rivets drilled out) and Migging up an adjustable M10 or M12 bolt and trapped nut plus lock-nut arrangement so that an extended and adjustable stop will actually work.
My car is fitted with 225 section tyres on 16 inch AMG wheels so they are not exactly wild but the car does sit a little lower than standard ride height.
My suggestion is to not only check for a rub mark on the lower suspension arm rear surface but check what the front edge of the opposite tyre is getting up to at the same time - particularly in a 6.9 with hydraulic lines in this position.
Bill