ML320 hatch rattle fix

Mercedes-Benz ML230

Subject:

Quick "hatch rattle" fix

Date: Fri, 05 Jun 1998 20:46:54 -0700

From: John Leader <leader@infive.com>

To: New M-Class List <m-class@unix.off-road.com>

If your hatch rattles, open it up and locate the two black rubber

bushings adjacent to the tail-lights. They look like bottle-stoppers with a slot on top.

Take a large screw-driver and "unscrew" each bushing about a

quarter-turn, moving them out, which in turn moves the closed tailgate

AWAY from the car by a like amount.

A quick test drive between minor adjustments (to check your progress)

and soon your hatch will be solid as a rock. It's a relatively minor

adjustment, but I'd bet the factory just screws them in "too far"

resulting in 99% of M-Classes rattling. This fix works.

On another topic...I want fog lights that will fit into the lowest holes

in the front bumper. Anyone know of such an item?

Many thanks...JOHN in L.A.