Thanks Dan (and others) -- I will check the wheel bearings on both front wheels.
BTW, I Love those old W108s!! Owned several a few years back - a '69 S and my favorite a '73 SE 4.5 - and absolutely awesome machine even though ot got terrible gas mileage. Would love a W140 6 cyl turbo diesel (factory reconditioned in a 108 SEL body in artic silver with dark windows - then have AMG tweak the engine for more power. ;-) Thanks again for pointing me in the likely direction. Thanks to all ---- Larry T (67 MGB, 74 911, 78 240D, 91 300D) www.youroil.net for Oil Analysis and Weber Parts Test Results http://members.rennlist.com/oil PORSCHE POSTERS! youroil.net Weber Carb Info http://members.rennlist.com/webercarbs . ----- Original Message ----- From: "LWB250" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Sent: Saturday, August 04, 2007 9:59 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] [ SPAM ] RE: 78 240D Making Odd Noise >I had a 108 one time (1970 280S) that had the absolute > worst rumbling sound in the front end. It was coming > from the left front (driver's side) and was most > certainly a bad wheel bearing. > > I changed the LF wheel bearing and adjusted to spec > with a dial indicator. > 5 - > The front end still rumbled. > > I went over that thing with a fine tooth comb and was > never able to pin it down. A month after I bought it > someone made me an offer I couldn't refuse on it, and > I sold it with full disclosure. > > Found out a few weeks later it was the *right* front > wheel bearing that was bad, but for soime reason the > noise transmitted through the suspension and sounded > like it was coming from the left front. > > Lesson learned. > > Dan > > > > --- James Zavesky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Check the front wheel bearings. >> >> James Zavesky >> > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Building a website is a piece of cake. Yahoo! Small Business gives you all > the tools to get online. > http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/webhosting > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.476 / Virus Database: 269.11.4/935 - Release Date: 8/3/2007 > 5:46 PM > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
