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'83 300D Suspension noise. with video.
Youtube video
My wife came home and told me the car was making a weird noise. I went out to look and OMG that is the most awful noise I have ever heard from a car. The video pretty much enplanes it all. Its last "LOF" was about 4k miles ago, I don't know how much L is included in the LOF, but it was at a non dealer Mercedes Benz friendly shop, where the car was always serviced before I got it. Also, as said in the video, the "front end" was rebuilt @ 298k miles in 10/09. upper/lower control arms/bushings, tie rods, idler arm.
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Inventive video editing!
I guess you need to check the play on the upper and lower ball joints - you might find that the squeaking can be reduced by spraying some WD40 under the rubber boots. THIS IS NOT A FIX! It just lets you know which bit needs to be replaced.
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I had a very similar noise, turned out to be a failing lower ball joint. Inspect all ball joints for torn boots and as suggested, spray some lubricant to isolate.
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At 1:13 there is a telltale confirmation of the concern. There is rust dust coming from what appears to be a split lower ball joint dust boot, and it is spread over the lower portion of the knuckle. I would check for play and replace it if it were mine. Look at the other side as well.
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OK, so I jacked up the front and had a closer look and feel around.
The noise and vibration by touch seems to be coming from this; see attachment.... Forgive my terminology if it is wrong. It is where the track bar ataches to the lower control arm. The white stuff is some spay lube i shot at it
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That's the guide rod, not sure if there is a rubber bushing there.
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Quote:
Here's a picture
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1992 W201 190E 1.8 171,000 km - Daily driver 1981 W123 300D ~ 100,000 miles / 160,000 km - project car stripped to the bone 1965 Land Rover Series 2a Station Wagon CIS recovery therapy! 1961 Volvo PV544 Bare metal rat rod-ish thing I'm here to chat about cars and to help others - I'm not here "to always be right" like an internet warrior Don't leave that there - I'll take it to bits! |
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Thanks for the clarification.
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