Aha, that could explain it Arthur. I haven't tried greasing them with the suspension loaded. I suppose I could jack up the car and put the stands under the bottom of the knuckles somewhere? Would I need ramps instead? Working without the wheels on makes it so much easier, how do you do it? Where do you put the stands?

I do suspect the mount bushes too, for both the subframe and the motor, as the top of the air cleaner doesn't quite match up to the carb hood. The rubber coupling corrects for it some, but it's still off more than it should be even with the slotted air cleaner adjustment brackets. I don't think this would cause the type of groan I'm hearing while sitting stationary and turning the wheel though. It may account for the similar noise over bumps.

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1967 230S automatic
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