Fan rubs on pulley - advice needed
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89 300CE-24
Fan rubs on pulley - advice needed
A couple of weeks ago I noticed a clicking/rattling sound coming from the front. It has since got a lot worse and started to sound like a "bag of nuts". On close inspection, I can see that the cooling fan has started to rub on a belt pulley on the lower left hand side of the front of the engine.
She's an 89 300CE-24.
Any ideas? Is it more likely that the the fan is loose or the pulley is loose? I couldn't feel any play on the fan.
Thanks in advance.
She's an 89 300CE-24.
Any ideas? Is it more likely that the the fan is loose or the pulley is loose? I couldn't feel any play on the fan.
Thanks in advance.
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From: Orland Park, Illinois
1994 E320 (current)
A couple of weeks ago I noticed a clicking/rattling sound coming from the front. It has since got a lot worse and started to sound like a "bag of nuts". On close inspection, I can see that the cooling fan has started to rub on a belt pulley on the lower left hand side of the front of the engine.
She's an 89 300CE-24.
Any ideas? Is it more likely that the the fan is loose or the pulley is loose? I couldn't feel any play on the fan.
Thanks in advance.
She's an 89 300CE-24.
Any ideas? Is it more likely that the the fan is loose or the pulley is loose? I couldn't feel any play on the fan.
Thanks in advance.
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300CE 24V Sportline 1991
Don't drive it until you know ...
I had this on my 300Ce-24 - it was the fan bearing.
I risked it and drove from Loire valley to London where my old chum Steve Redfearn fixed it but it was tense stuff. The bearing could have failed completely and trashed quite a lot.
"Play safe", is my advice.
RayH
I risked it and drove from Loire valley to London where my old chum Steve Redfearn fixed it but it was tense stuff. The bearing could have failed completely and trashed quite a lot.
"Play safe", is my advice.
RayH
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From: Mercerville New Jersey
1991 560SEC Teal 1989 420SEL Ice Blue 1984 500SEC White
A couple of weeks ago I noticed a clicking/rattling sound coming from the front. It has since got a lot worse and started to sound like a "bag of nuts". On close inspection, I can see that the cooling fan has started to rub on a belt pulley on the lower left hand side of the front of the engine.
She's an 89 300CE-24.
Any ideas? Is it more likely that the the fan is loose or the pulley is loose? I couldn't feel any play on the fan.
Thanks in advance.
She's an 89 300CE-24.
Any ideas? Is it more likely that the the fan is loose or the pulley is loose? I couldn't feel any play on the fan.
Thanks in advance.
When they start to collapse it can cause the fan to hit the shroud.
