okay, ive put this off long enough but now is the time to ask you guys as ive no where else to turn. see if you can problem solve better than MB Dealer and private MB mechanics in richmond.

first, the problem is intermittent.

from the right rear wheel, there is a scraping noise as the wheel turns. in reverse it is constant as the wheel turns only when you are braking. in forward it is scrape-quiet-scrape-quiet-scrape-quiet as the wheel turns. getting faster the faster you go, slower the slower you go, and louder the harder you brake.

it is not the pads. the pads have plenty of time left.

im not sure if this will help but... i live on a cobblestoned road and as i drive down it (whcih is very bumpy) when the windows are open, i hear a rattling noise bouncing off teh buildings. the rattling is coming from that same wheel. ive looked under teh car, taken the wheel off, examined all i can and can't seem to find anything.

MB Dealer can't find anything. MB mechanics can't find anything. IT seems to be getting worse. Any ideas? Perhaps it is the emergency brake?

Cheers

Eric

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