TimothyPilgrim wrote:
Are you saying that if a car squeaks in the front when the moves up
and down (think of a speed hump) that means it's the ball joint? How
about the suspension?
I'm saying that squeaking USUALLY involves ball joints. Then I jack up
the car and try to lift the wheel using a LONG bar and if there's
detectable movement, the ball joint needs to be replaced. Once you've
felt it, it's easy to detect the ball moving excessively within it's
socket. I can't otherwise describe it.
Every car I've owned that squeaked (3 201s), had bad ball joints (maybe
I was just lucky). Not all bad ball joints squeak (two of mine didn't)!
Four mechanics I know (that have been working on Mercedes for a combined
total of 100 years) agree that when the front end squeaks, USUALLY the
ball joints are bad - could be other things also - but the ball joints
are usually bad. That what they check first and USUALLY the ball joints
are bad.
Marshall
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Marshall Booth (who doesn't respond to unsigned questions)
"der Dieseling Doktor" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
'87 300TD 182Kmi, '84 190D 2.2 229Kmi, '85 190D 2.0 161Kmi, '87 190D 2.5
turbo 237kmi
