squeakin
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From: A.C New Jersey
1987 300E
squeakin
I have a terrible squeakin in my front left side. happens everytime i turn brake or even get out of the car. i sprayed all the joints with wd40 when it did it like 3 or 4 months ago and it hasnt dont it up until couple days.
any ideas
any ideas
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From: White Rock B.C. Canada
W124-1992 300D 2.5 Turbo
Front left ball joint. They are sealed so grease wont work. The shop quoted me $600CAD - I laughed and did it myself through trail and error. Only one cheap way to fix it and it sucks. I'm sure there is a thread about it here somewhere. It entails removing the control arm yourself, which means every thing attached to it as well, having someone (a shop) press out the old and in with the new. I thought I could just smash it out lol dont try this. One piece of advise is if you really cant stand the sound but intend on fixing the car soon, I mean very soon, you can poke a hole in the plastic seal (part which hold the grease) with a large syringe, like for filling ink cartridges, and inject grease in there. Only works for a short period of time though. If this is the problem I hope this helps!
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From: Calgary, Alberta
1993 E300 2.8l
i've had to replace my front right ball joint, i'd have to say that i was most worried for my safty using the shop press to remove the old ball joint, specially since i dont have any mb special tools to hold the control arm in place while pressing... and my old ball joint really did not wanna come out. saddest thing for me right now is i gotta do it again for the front left side.
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From: A.C New Jersey
1987 300E
Front left ball joint. They are sealed so grease wont work. The shop quoted me $600CAD - I laughed and did it myself through trail and error. Only one cheap way to fix it and it sucks. I'm sure there is a thread about it here somewhere. It entails removing the control arm yourself, which means every thing attached to it as well, having someone (a shop) press out the old and in with the new. I thought I could just smash it out lol dont try this. One piece of advise is if you really cant stand the sound but intend on fixing the car soon, I mean very soon, you can poke a hole in the plastic seal (part which hold the grease) with a large syringe, like for filling ink cartridges, and inject grease in there. Only works for a short period of time though. If this is the problem I hope this helps!
somebody give that man a beer.u hit the nail right on the head my dad came up with that idea yesterday its what he did last time but we thought that it was done since it only lasted 4 months. anyway he tried it again and it works not a single squeak but im guessin that im gonna have to cough up the cASh and have my mechanic replace it thanks for ur help dont think ive ever recieved such a accurate answer on this site
