While driving down a road with no traffic at varying speeds, swing the car slowly back and forth left to right. If you hear the noise or feel the vibration swinging left, it's usually the right wheel bearing or brake. Swinging the car right, its the left wheel bearing or brake. This tends to eliminate suspension problems since you aren't turning the wheel very much at higher speeds. I've used this technique often in the past to check wheel bearings; especially when we used the old troublesome fiber grease on wheel bearings.
Another technique we used was to feel the temperature of the grease cap on one side compared with the temperature on the other side after a long, fast run. Bad bearings generated more heat. When stopping to check the grease caps brakes must not be used. The car must be geared down and allowed to coast to a stop. Gerry ----------------------------------------- > Try turning the corner while applying some diesel and see what happens. > Does the sound increase in frequency with increasing engine RPM? You can > also coast around the corner in neutral and rev the engine. I wish I was > there to help out with this one. > > Kevin in Hillsboro, OR > 1983 300SD 267Kmi, Ursula _______________________________________ 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
