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08-30-2004, 11:57 PM
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300 E squeaks when I get in
I weigh 180 lbs and when I get in the driver's seat the car squeaks. Not the seat but it sounds as if the noise comes from the body under the driver's side. Any ideas?
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08-31-2004, 01:51 AM
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That's a classic.
It's your support joint that creaks. Its a combination ball joint/bushing. (a metal bushing inside a larger metal bushing) It's pressed into the bottom of the wheel carrier (hub) and the spring link (lower control arm) bolts into it. That ball joint/bushing eventually will rust and/or get stuck and thus can no longer move. Therefore the whole assembly will move inside the wheel carrier and create a very annoying "CREEAK" whenever the wheel carrier moves up or down. -You just don't hear it when you are driving.. Replace them in both sides and the problem should be solved. Freestyler
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08-31-2004, 01:47 PM
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How much would that cost, cuz I have the same problem, but the noise is coming from the right rear.
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08-31-2004, 11:49 PM
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I wouldn't know the price for replacing just that one bushing. I had all my bushings replaced in one go.
You can see the old thread here. Freestyler
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Never criticize someone until you've walked a mile in his shoes. That way, when you do, you're a mile away -and you have his shoes! '86 300E optically converted to '95 E300 (Sold) -Blauschwarz on silver -Black leather -17" AMG & 15" AMG for winter
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09-01-2004, 10:31 AM
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Some of the rear squeaks are caused by worn lower control arm bushings....
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