Interesting thread. I drove from Morristown TN to Murfreesboro Tn and back (500 miles) yesterday (8/1/05) and when I got to Murfreesboro, I heard a knock like you described. I would pull over and check underneath and find nothing. It would come and go, seemingly at will. Stop and then start and no problem. I was able to get it back home, with the last 60 miles no noise at all. My conclusion is that I have a problem with the axle, and I believe it is on the right hand side. I took a few turns at high speeds so maybe somehow this caused a problem. I will investigate further today, but did check and Rusty has these axles, rebuilt for $108. Not bad. I will post my findings. I thought the problem could be tires, driveshaft, even loose body parts or bouncing muffler. The only thing is my car is very tight, with no rust evident.
Steve Bailey 1983 240D 108000 miles. Loren Faeth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >For what it is worth: Maybe someone can learn from this experience. > >On my 86 SDL, I have had problems the past couple of years with >vibrations. Initially, it seemed like tires, and i'd take it in to the >tire shop, and they would find slipped belts and sell me a new tire. This >got very old, Last fall, we changed the carrier bearing rubber >mount. that seemed like it took care of the problem for a while, then it >came back. > >Friday night, we put it up on the hoist, and checked things >out. everything seemed ok. Carrier bearing looked good, axles tight, and >tires reasonably round. I climbed up a ladder and started the car and ran >it up to 60-70 mph. Vibration there. Switched positions, and my brother >ran the car up to 70mph. Driveshaft was smooth as silk. no bouncing >tires. The left axle shaft looked normal, but the right one was moving >back and forth along the centerline, toward the dif, then toward the >tire. I pulled it out and the outer end is stiff. Inner end seems to be >normal. Since i didn't have a spare axle, I pulled the boot and pumped >some grease in, then put it back together. Theory that grease can't hurt a >stiff joint, and it might loosen up while i try to find a used axle. I >have never seen an axle fail in this mode. I have only seen them get loose >and rattle around. (still annoying) > > >IN the process, I found out that all 126s are not equal. My 126 junker has >the 123 style axles, that you have to pull the diff cover to unclip. THe >SDL has the newer style. > > >_______________________________________ >For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] >For new parts see www.buymbparts.com >For repairs see www.oldworldauto.com > >To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net > __________________________________________________________________ Switch to Netscape Internet Service. As low as $9.95 a month -- Sign up today at http://isp.netscape.com/register Netscape. Just the Net You Need. New! Netscape Toolbar for Internet Explorer Search from anywhere on the Web and block those annoying pop-ups. Download now at http://channels.netscape.com/ns/search/install.jsp
