[MBZ] Bad front end noise

[Meade Dillon via Mercedes]

End of last week my '95 E300 started making a bad knock from the front end,
only during low speed turns.  Tonight I finally had time to crawl under and
take a look.  It's bad.

My lovely 7 year-old daughter cranked the steering wheel back and forth
(engine off) while I observed, and we found a bad joint at one end of the
drag link.

So Sapphire is grounded until a new drag link is installed.  Momma is
picking one up tonight on her way home from an errand.  I'll be trying to
install it tonight, probably feeding the mosquitoes as I go.

Max Dillon,
Charleston SC
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Re: [MBZ] Bad front end noise

[Peter Frederick via Mercedes]

Check the tie rod ends and the steering damper too -- one of the  
leading causes of dead tie rod ends is a bad steering damper allowing  
them to get beaten to death.


Check the idler arm bushings as well -- if the idler arm moves up and  
down at all, they are shot.


Peter

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Re: [MBZ] Bad front end noise

[Meade Dillon via Mercedes]

Wife brought home the part about 9 p.m., just finished installing a few
minutes ago.  Special tool 201.589.133.304 made all the difference, easily
popped off those joints.

Part is Moog, made in Greece.  We'll see how long she lasts...

Max Dillon,
Charleston SC
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Re: [MBZ] Bad front end noise

[Gary Hurst via Mercedes]

moog is ok.  not quite TRW/lem but not nearly uro or ocap


On Sun, Sep 7, 2014 at 10:00 PM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

> Wife brought home the part about 9 p.m., just finished installing a few
> minutes ago.  Special tool 201.589.133.304 made all the difference, easily
> popped off those joints.
>
> Part is Moog, made in Greece.  We'll see how long she lasts...
>
> Max Dillon,
> Charleston SC
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Re: [MBZ] Bad front end noise

[Peter Frederick via Mercedes]

It will drive much better without the loose joint!

Peter

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Re: [MBZ] Bad front end noise

[Rich Thomas via Mercedes]

His joint was a looser

--R


On 9/7/14 10:33 PM, Peter Frederick via Mercedes wrote:

It will drive much better without the loose joint!

Peter

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