Re: [MBZ] Noise from the rear

2007-02-02 Thread tom savage
Chris Kueny wrote: My 1985 300TD has a noise coming from the rear, which I had my indy 'fix' last year. It has the following traits: It is clearly in time with speed, and sounds like hammering. It is most pronounced on hard acceleration, goes almost away while coasting, and if I

Re: [MBZ] Noise from the rear

2007-02-02 Thread Werner Fehlauer
Chris - not sure how much different that car is from my '90 124 2.5, but I had a loud noise, intermittently, that became more frequent over several months. All due to a worn CV joint. The noise seems to be slow but proportional to wheel rotation; it would be about 3 times faster if it was

Re: [MBZ] Noise from the rear

2007-02-02 Thread Marshall Booth
Chris Kueny wrote: My 1985 300TD has a noise coming from the rear, which I had my indy 'fix' last year. It has the following traits: It is clearly in time with speed, and sounds like hammering. It is most pronounced on hard acceleration, goes almost away while coasting, and if I

Re: [MBZ] Noise from the rear

2007-02-02 Thread Paul Nelson
That's about the funniest subject line I've seen in a long time. Thanks for the laugh. Paul -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Chris Kueny Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2007 7:07 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: [MBZ] Noise from the

Re: [MBZ] Noise from the rear

2007-02-02 Thread ts
Check your propeller shaft intermediate bearing, rubber around bearing wears and can make funny noise when coasting. Just changed mine out/Tom - Original Message - From: Chris Kueny [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2007