W211 4Matic Vibrates when turning at slow speed
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Mercedes E500 4MATIC
W211 4Matic Vibrates when turning at slow speed
I replaced my upper ball joints, axle shafts, outer tie rods, inner tie rods, and my 2004 E500 4Matic still vibrates when I drive slow and turn the steering wheel left or right. It's really annoying in parking lots because the whole car starts to shake and vibrate. Anyone know what this can be??
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W211 E500 4matic 2005
I replaced my upper ball joints, axle shafts, outer tie rods, inner tie rods, and my 2004 E500 4Matic still vibrates when I drive slow and turn the steering wheel left or right. It's really annoying in parking lots because the whole car starts to shake and vibrate. Anyone know what this can be??
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Mercedes E500 4MATIC
I don’t remember what it was because it happened so long ago, I think it was the transfer case - you probably have to change the transfer case fluid. Really hard to do it, you need to get exact measurement of fluid in there and have a tool with a flexible straw/hose to pump out the old fluid. I did it in the garage and it helped but because I didn’t do it professionally it didn’t completely get rid of it. If I remember correctly, that’s what happened but this was years ago and I don’t remember exact details.
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From: Rutherfordton, NC
2005 E55 2005 E500 4Matic
I had issues with that chatter/vibration in tight turns. I tried the fluids flushes and they worked for a little while before the issue returned again. I ended up dropping the front of the driveshaft and unbolting the planetary from the transfer case. The clutches were glazed. I went back to my MX days and tried deglazing the clutches with fine sandpaper. I think I used 500. I reinstalled, filled with fresh fluid and drove around a few parking lots in slow figure 8’s that was 4 years ago and it has never been an issue since.
Last edited by HardmanGT; Oct 7, 2022 at 08:39 PM.
