If they need it. If they don't have any cracks or obvious damage, why bother? After all, this is a bottom feeder car, right? You should even reuse the bolts and just out som LocTite on them when reassembling.
-D > On May 10, 2017, at 9:59 AM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > Well if I recall you gotta take it all apart anyway to get at the bearing so > might as well do the disks? > > --R > > >> On 5/10/17 9:52 AM, Dan--- via Mercedes wrote: >> I would concur. I've never heard a noise from a bad flex disc. When the >> center bearings get noisy or the bearing carrier fails, you'll get the >> "rum-rum-rum" noise at or above a certain speed, and it will change in >> frequency with a corresponding change in speed. >> >> The 300SEL had a really thrashed bearing carrier. It was fine until about 60 >> mph, at which it would start making itself known. This often manifests >> itself as a vibration in the seat or body, not necessarily something audible. >> >> -D >> >>> On May 10, 2017, at 9:33 AM, Curley McLain via Mercedes >>> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>> >>> the whumping is probably a bad rubber mount for the center bearing. >>> >>>> Floyd Thursby via Mercedes <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com> >>>> May 10, 2017 at 8:31 AM >>>> This 560SEC I got is making some whumping sounds so I'm thinking it will >>>> need FD's changed soon. I think I have a rear one I got for one of the >>>> SDs, I'll have to see if it is the same part # then get a front and a >>>> bearing if it has one. >>>> >>>> --FT >>>> >>> _______________________________________ >>> http://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 >> >> 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 >> > > -- > --FT > Winston Churchill: > “Never give in--never, never, never, never, in nothing great or small, large > or petty, > never give in except to convictions of honor and good sense. > Never yield to force; never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the > enemy.” > > > _______________________________________ > http://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 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
