How to Replace the Front Air strut on a 2008 Mecedes GL320

Brian Eslick from How to Automotive www.howtoautomotive.com takes you step-by-step through the process of replacing the front air strut on a2008 Mercedes GL320.
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[@Mike-lw2kj]

2014 Mercedes Gl450 I removed my front, left right old air suspension struts .Having issues replacing the New ones ,I need to deflate them there full of air and to tall to fit in its place. Please Help

[@kaibintech]

Great and educative vieo!

[@HowtoAutomotive]

steven Kaibintech thank you and thank you for watching!

[@leodavis7524]

Nice video my 08 GL 320 tipped to the left this morning..is it doable in a home garage if it becomes necessary?

[@markrivera5426]

I installed mine thanks, I have the ml63 amg 2008 suv. Car goes up and down . But when I put the shock mode in Comp mode it doesn’t do it I get error malfunction message. Do you have to bleed pump or anything else?

[@ETPAK]

Very good video.

[@HowtoAutomotive]

E T thank you!

[@supermotoboy3664]

Nice video. Do you have to replace in pairs if one has a leak?

[@HowtoAutomotive]

Super Moto Boy if the vehicle has really high mileage and if the visual inspection of the springs look like they’re in the same shape as the leaking one then I would replaced them in pairs. If it’s a low mileage vehicle and it physically looks OK then I would say you can do it one at a time.

[@ted-b]

No need for massive pry-bars or even any pry-bars! When you're ready to remove or replace the strut. Leave the top three nuts loosely fastened then compress the strut with a small jack on one of the forks at the bottom of the strut. ( I used a bottle jack). You can then get it over the driveshaft with ease. The only issue when fitting the new one, is you need to charge the system with air to re-extend the strut so you can get the anti-roll bar drop link back on. So it's wheel on then off again to get at the drop link.

[@HowtoAutomotive]

Ted Branston thank you for the tips

[@ted-b]

No problems, thanks for taking the time to make the videos!

[@davidjacobs8558]

perhaps, you could use compressed air (if you have the pneumatic tools) to inflate and extend the strut? rather than car's compressor. or, maybe just tire inflator pump can be used.

[@Jaylikescar]

Lol I popped the axle out trying to put the new one on luckily I was able to pop it back in 👍

[@leodavis7524]

Will be doing my 2008 GL 320 right side at home.. Where can jack stands be placed ..

[@HowtoAutomotive]

I would Jack it up from the lower control arms and then put your jackstands on the rubber mounts just behind the front wheels and just in front of the back wheels. To get a visual of where these are you can look up jacking points in your owners manual.

[@leodavis7524]

@@HowtoAutomotive I will try that Thank you

[@jerrykay1137]

Was that an adm part or regular? How much was the part? What did you use?

[@lebronjordan802]

Which one is the air pump fuse , does the chart tells you the specific fuse for? Thanks...

[@HowtoAutomotive]

It may be different from model to model so I would look in your owners manualFor fuse and relay location.

[@ericchen8314]

hi i have 2009 gl450 can u tell me air compressor fuse relay location?

[@epickidsvideogames2493]

I think it is under the hood, passenger side.

[@mjsauto6432]

Bought a gl320 09 from suction front end was sitting very low ? U think the shocks r done? Or do they say automatically when the car sitts longer ?

[@HowtoAutomotive]

MJS AUTO they should stay aired up for quite a long time. Most likely one of the air springs is leaking

[@mjsauto6432]

@@HowtoAutomotive oh ok and. Another question the vehicle didn't come with a key 🧐. Can I buy any Mercedes key fob and program myself to the car? Or does it need to be done at dealer ?

[@jerrykay1137]

How much is the strut? Oem part or mecedes part. How long a process is this

[@lindiwesakina5171]

Hi there, we were doing that yesterday but we are struggling to know where should the click ring go to :(

[@HowtoAutomotive]

Lindiwe Sakina not sure what you mean by click ring?

[@darriuspatton2261]

2018

[@tedlu008]

Arnott

[@MookieMan1]

That was a bear to get the strut out.

[@HowtoAutomotive]

It definitely is a little bit of a pain. Thank you for watching!