RobertDingli

It could be. I cannot recall the state of the rubber since I had to rip off the rubber to fit a suitably small diameter pressing cup. It could also be a rust dust + dried grease + external dust. Either way, I have read that this is not uncommon for ~ 10 year old L322s. There was significant play in the joints as well.

Refreshed the rear suspension on my L322 this weekend. I installed new lower wishbone bushes, stabilizer bar linkages, trailing links and upper and lower rose joints. The lower rose joints were toast which explained the nasty screeching noises I’ve had since Hollister three weeks ago. New parts Pressing out the old bushes Oops, there was still some residual pressure in the air spring when I released the wishbone. After disconnecting the line (at the rear cross valve) I was able to push the sprig back into shape. Replacing the upper knuckle rose joint Old lower rose joint. Note the crud I found inside. There was also significant play in both of these joints. Suffice to say, the car is near silent when driving over speed humps now. I no longer have to choose my path to avoid any bumps. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk