Possible. The eldest son’s W124 diesel (95 E300D) had a really weird knock that did not correspond to any particular speed or driving type which ended up being the center bearing mount. Strangest thing I’ve ever seen/heard.
Definitely worth a look. -D > On Sep 29, 2018, at 5:05 PM, Max Dillon via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > Installed that axle Wednesday night, but the knock from the rear of the car > remains. > > The knock is most pronounced when the car is fully warmed up, during a hard > acceleration from a stop while turning left. Knock frequency is low and > regular, and increases with engine speed. I'm thinking maybe the other axle > shaft is bad (right side) or maybe the center carrier bearing / support? > > I'm going to try weaving back and forth at highway speed to see if I can > narrow it down to the right rear axle. > > If the support for the carrier bearing is bad, could that be the source? > -- > Max Dillon > Charleston SC > '87 300TD > '95 E300 > > On September 27, 2018 8:32:56 AM EDT, MG via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: >> It is, as long as you have a way to lift the >> car enough to do the work under it. >> >> MG >> >> Meade Dillon via Mercedes wrote: >>> Yesterday afternoon I visited the SEMRA (South East Mercedes Rescue >>> Association) storage deposit to retrieve a half-axle for my 124.193. >> The >>> mission was to remove an axle from a complete rear-axle sub-frame >> assembly, >>> which included all the parts from the differential out to the brake >>> calipers and all the suspension bits. >>> >>> Armed with only hand tools, Aero-Kroil and brake cleaner, the axle >> nut at >>> the wheel carrier proved to be a tough nut to get off. I struggled >> to get >>> enough leverage to hold the sub-frame assembly while using a breaker >> bar on >>> the nut. Even worse, the cheapo 30mm 12-pt socket from Hazard >> Fraught was >>> not a really nice tight fit and the nut faces were rather shallow, so >>> slipping and rounding off the nut was a real risk. Fortunately the >> brake >>> pads were rusted in place on the caliper, so I didn't have to deal >> with the >>> nut/axle/differential all turning with the torque from the breaker >> bar. >>> >>> Finally I figured out how to wedge a short board into the assembly so >> that >>> I could get that nut loose. After that I only had to remove the six >> bolts >>> holding the other end of the axle to the stub on the side of the >> diff, >>> which was easy enough if a little awkward. Used a broken broom stick >> and a >>> hammer to drive the end of the axle out of the wheel carrier, and >> then >>> clean up and put the tools away and done. >>> >>> Bottom line: it should be a lot easier to do all this axle work when >> the >>> sub-frame is still mounted under a car. >>> ------------- >>> Max >>> Charleston SC >>> _______________________________________ >>> 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 > _______________________________________ > 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
