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I think the warning is "200,000" miles or more.
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I wish I had a little more warning, as the axle clanging started out
intermittently, yet progressed to continually thumping and banging the
same trip.
Rob
'85 300D
Garden Grove, CA
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On 8/19/14, 12:51 AM, diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com wrote:
> Re: Thumping noise
> Posted by:bstromsoe@yahoo.com bstromsoe
> Date: Mon Aug 18, 2014 8:43 am ((PDT))
>
> I remember the first time it happened to me. I was out of Barstow heading up the 7% grade toward Las Vegas, and I could not believe my ears. Did not have a clue, put it in the air and saw nothing. Limped into Vegas and limped back to L.A. with intermittent clanging for the next 2 or 3 months trying to figure out what was up. Ran across a video showing the axle bearing going bad, problem solved. The video said that you can turn your axle around or switch left and right and get another 100,000 miles if you have the courage.
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