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Old 04-21-2007, 01:19 PM
jwhughes3 jwhughes3 is offline
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driveway doable

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Originally Posted by jacrouch View Post
i would be really surprised if the u-joint were able to produce this noise, but the carrier bearing has been discussed as a possible culprit (my friend referred to it as "the driveshaft bearing"... i'm pretty sure you're talking about the same part). how difficult is it to change that?

I did it on the driveway with ramps without any great difficulty. Factory Shop Manual helps.

John
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1978 280CE Astral Silver now 59,xxx miles and counting "Silber-Kugel"
1986 300E Black Pearl Metallic 143,xxx miles 5-spd daily driver w/ blk leather "Schwarz-Schönheit"
1989 190E 2.6 (euro) 5-spd Desert Taupe 112,xxx kms Had to leave behind in Germany!!! "Helga"
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