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Originally posted by hands_aus
It sounds like two flat washers touching or jiggling on a spinning shaft.
Hey again,
I thought I would bring this topic up to date.
December 2006 I won a $250.00 service voucher from the local MB dealer.
Today they did a grease and oil change using my oil.
I also asked them to inspect the car looking for 'THE NOISE'.
A mechanic and I took it for a test drive. He decided to put it on a hoist and run it while suspended.
He found a loose dust excluder type steel washer on the front section of the drive shaft. See picture
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It is located next to the rubber center bearing mount. The hole of the washer is not a close fit to the shaft. When I felt it i could feel a curved inner edge (shaft side). I think this curved edge goes into the rubber bearing mount.
The picture is not mine but it does show the location.
The picture is exactly like what I see, but when I put my hand up there I can feel this metal washer moving around.
The washer can be rotated and wobbled by hand, however there is not a lot of play.
I checked the EPC for a part number but there is no reference/picture of this washer.
Does anyone know of this washer?
Is it a ring-in?
Maybe a left over from an earlier job?
The car is 40yo, so anything is possible.
Thanks
Bob Smith (Brisbane,Australia)
RHD,1967 early 250 SL, auto