Or a bad cv joint... Or if it's only at speeds >10-15mph, it could be the leading edge of an undercar plastic (sound) panel flapping and slapping the underside of the car... Missing fasteners will cause that.
-- John W Reames jwrea...@comcast.net Home: +14106646986 Mobile: +14437915905 On Jan 29, 2011, at 15:41, Dan Penoff <lwb...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Wheel bearings usually make a grinding sound or a whining noise. > > What you describe sounds more like a bad belt in your tire. > > Dan > > Sent from my iPod > > On Jan 29, 2011, at 3:23 PM, Curt Raymond <curtlud...@yahoo.com> wrote: > >> Does "whup whup whup" in time with the car's speed sound like a wheel >> bearing? I thought it might and as my wife and I both pointed to the right >> front of the car as the source of the sound I figured I'd give it a shot. >> This is on my '78 240D. >> >> The bearings looked merely okay and as they had both MB green grease and >> some brown (does MB green grease degrade into brown?) and as I'd already >> bought the bearings (Car Quest, $39 for the bearings AND the seal and they >> had them in stock last night) I figured I might as well get to it. >> >> I'm getting better at this, the bearing plus an oil change took just on 2 >> hours. Gotta take the dog for a walk, then I'll be able to see if the noise >> is gone, won't know definitively for a day or two though, the noise would >> come and go. >> >> -Curt >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
