[diesel_mercedes] '83 300D Suspension noise. with video. '83 300D Suspension noise. with video.

 

Link to video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqOh1q8J1zM&feature=youtube_gdata

My wife came home and told me the car was making a weird noise. I went
out to look and OMG that is the most awful noise I have ever heard from
a car.

The video pretty much enplanes it all. Its last "LOF" was about 4k miles
ago, I don't know how much L is included in the LOF, but it was at a non
dealer Mercedes Benz friendly shop, where the car was always serviced
before I got it.

Also, as said in the video, the "front end" was rebuilt @ 298k miles in
10/09.

upper/lower control arms/bushings, tie rods, idler arm.
__________________

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-Dean E. Chandler
'86 SDL
'83 300D
-=KE7TWY=-
Cornelius, Oregon
deanstud@gmail.com

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Re: [diesel_mercedes] diagnostic help

 

If you search these posts for "whang, bang, clang noise" you will discover my
similar issue. I have not seen anything amiss from underneath either, and the noise is not around 99% of the time. I am going to replace my half axles with the thought that they are 28 years old anyway, and may be connected to my noise. After that I will look at every thing in the drive train. My philosophy being, that everything should be replaced after 25 years anyway.

brian from la verne, ca
From: Steve Schaefer <sschaefer50@gmail.com>
To: diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Monday, July 11, 2011 7:48 AM
Subject: [diesel_mercedes] diagnostic help

 
My 300D is making a loud thumping noise from the right rear of the car. It first started on the free way. When i pulled off the road to look under the car there was nothing amiss. When i got back on the road the noise took awhile to start back up again. The  back right CV boot does have some grease on it but the boot it self is in good shape. Also it's not a clicking sound like you hear from the front CV joint it's more of a thumping sound.

any ideas 

Thanks  



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RE: [diesel_mercedes] diagnostic help

 

Check your flex disks.  When they  went bad I swore the sound was coming from the right rear, even though it was actually coming from the middle of the vehicle.

 

-Don in St. Louis

 

From: diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com [mailto:diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Steve Schaefer
Sent: Monday, July 11, 2011 9:48 AM
To: diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [diesel_mercedes] diagnostic help

 

 

My 300D is making a loud thumping noise from the right rear of the car. It first started on the free way. When i pulled off the road to look under the car there was nothing amiss. When i got back on the road the noise took awhile to start back up again. The  back right CV boot does have some grease on it but the boot it self is in good shape. Also it's not a clicking sound like you hear from the front CV joint it's more of a thumping sound.

 

any ideas 

 

Thanks  

 

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Re: [diesel_mercedes] diagnostic help

On 7/11/2011 9:25 AM, Steve Schaefer wrote:
>
> Thanks Stan, but if it was a Separated belt or a bulge would you not
> hear it all the time?
>
>


They can be affected by heat. It's a place to start. Suspect everything.

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Re: [diesel_mercedes] diagnostic help

 

Thanks Stan, but if it was a Separated belt or a bulge would you not hear it all the time?



Steve


On Mon, Jul 11, 2011 at 12:18 PM, Stan George <ssgkag@frontier.com> wrote:
 

Suspect a separated belt on the rear tire or other bulge.
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Suspect a separated belt on the rear tire or other bulge.
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[diesel_mercedes] Diesel purge. DUH! 83 240D.

 

Well after replacing all the glowplugs and checking the glow relay and replacing
it it (it did have a burned contact surface) turned out the hard starting was
just a case of needing a diesel purge.  The German stuff.  One treatment.  Now
she starts with out any pedal right away and idles nicely.  Sheesh.  How to do
diesel purge. Bring up the inlet to the motor and the return.  Put the diesel
purge in a class bottle so you can see the inlet tube in the bottom of the
liquid. Run car till all is used.  About 15 minutes.  Don't let any air in the
lines.  I cap off the line from the tank.  Replace and run after to make sure no
bubbles are in the system.  Enjoy better performance & starting.Lawrence
Rhodes.....

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[diesel_mercedes] Re: Shortbed Pickup Wanted

 

I have a 1959 Chevy 1/2 ton stepside. max

--- In diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com, Nate <vwnate1@...> wrote:
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>
> O.K. folks ;
>
> I'd like to purchase a 1967 ~ 198? 1/2 ton L6 / automatic powered shortbed GM pickup truck , I'll up fix it , no trailer queens please unless you're desperate for $ .
>
> Will travel to look at anything Chevy or GMC .
>
> I have $ plus my nice old 1976 GMC C2500 longbed  .
>
> Stepside is a plus but I'm *very* flexible here .
>
> I know these old rigs litter the landscape so if you know of one just sitting , or on a used car lot , or still working but for sale , flea-bay links , whatever .
>
> I'm in So. Cal. .
>
> Beaters/junkers O.K. , it'd be nice to be able to drive it on the trailer .
>
> TIA , lets get cracking & find Nate a truck before I get too old to fix & enjoy it .
>
> -Nate
>

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[diesel_mercedes] diagnostic help

 

My 300D is making a loud thumping noise from the right rear of the car. It first started on the free way. When i pulled off the road to look under the car there was nothing amiss. When i got back on the road the noise took awhile to start back up again. The  back right CV boot does have some grease on it but the boot it self is in good shape. Also it's not a clicking sound like you hear from the front CV joint it's more of a thumping sound.

any ideas 

Thanks  

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Re: [diesel_mercedes] Shortbed Pickup Wanted

 

Here's something a lot closer than Colorado..

http://sacramento.craigslist.org/cto/2451691340.html

--- On Sun, 7/10/11, beeser750@q.com <beeser750@q.com> wrote:

From: beeser750@q.com <beeser750@q.com>
Subject: Re: [diesel_mercedes] Shortbed Pickup Wanted
To: "diesel mercedes" <diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com>
Date: Sunday, July 10, 2011, 11:24 PM

 

Close...:

http://denver.craigslist.org/cto/2459261734.html

Another near-miss.  This one you'll have to pay for, but you can likely drive it home:

http://denver.craigslist.org/cto/2446299117.html

Maybe:

http://denver.craigslist.org/cto/2472536187.html

(The '48-ish Chrysler behind it looks pretty straight and complete....)

For what it's worth; it seems the '86's around here with 6-cylinders have the 4.3 V6, so, you're looking for something earlier than that....

Mark in Lakewood, CO

From: "Nate" <vwnate1@yahoo.com>
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Sent: Sunday, July 10, 2011 5:23:30 PM
Subject: [diesel_mercedes] Shortbed Pickup Wanted

 


O.K. folks ;

I'd like to purchase a 1967 ~ 198? 1/2 ton L6 / automatic powered shortbed GM pickup truck , I'll up fix it , no trailer queens please unless you're desperate for $ .

Will travel to look at anything Chevy or GMC .

I have $ plus my nice old 1976 GMC C2500 longbed  .

Stepside is a plus but I'm *very* flexible here .

I know these old rigs litter the landscape so if you know of one just sitting , or on a used car lot , or still working but for sale , flea-bay links , whatever .

I'm in So. Cal. .

Beaters/junkers O.K. , it'd be nice to be able to drive it on the trailer .

TIA , lets get cracking & find Nate a truck before I get too old to fix & enjoy it .

-Nate

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Re: [diesel_mercedes] New to 300D

 

"Flashing intermittently" means you still have time to obtain and replace your front brake pads.  You may notice that it's more likely to come on when the brakes are applied, especially if driving in the wet.  As you continue to drive on your old pads, there will be less flashing and more steady-state on....

Mark in Lakewood, CO

From: "Don Benski" <dbenski@sbcglobal.net>
To: "diesel mercedes" <diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, July 11, 2011 6:08:50 AM
Subject: RE: [diesel_mercedes] New to 300D

 

That's your brake pad wear indicator.

 

-Don in St. Louis

 

Nick said: 

 

There is a series of idiot lights on the 1984 300D. from left to right.

high beam, battery, and a circle with dashes aroung it. What is this third indicator and what does it mean when it starts to flash or come on intermittantly.

thanks, Nick

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RE: [diesel_mercedes] New to 300D

 

That’s your brake pad wear indicator.

 

-Don in St. Louis

 

Nick said: 

 

There is a series of idiot lights on the 1984 300D. from left to right.

high beam, battery, and a circle with dashes aroung it. What is this third indicator and what does it mean when it starts to flash or come on intermittantly.

thanks, Nick

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