Grinding/rubbing/clunking when turning at low speeds, $1000 into wrong repairs
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2007 E550 4MATIC
Grinding/rubbing/clunking when turning at low speeds, $1000 into wrong repairs
As the title says, I’ve got a low speed clunking/running/grinding noise at low speeds when the wheel is turned (Backing/pulling into parking stall, navigating parking lots etc.)
The noise comes & goes, & I can’t particularly say when & why it does.
Ex. Went for 1 1/2hr drive yesterday (all highway driving), went to the gas station & circled into the parking stall through the pumps etc, heard it clear as day. 45 minutes later I went to a empty parking lot to get the girlfriend to replicate the noise while I laid down to see if I could hear where it was coming from underneath the car... couldn’t get it to do it.
Previous repairs already include alignment shims, & CV axles on both sides, & no luck. The car was diagnosed by 2 shops & 1 private mechanic. Shop 1 couldn’t find the issue & didn’t have the tools to further inspect, shop 2 did the shims, mechanic did both CV’s.
As far as I’m aware I have no other symptoms. Transmission runs completely fine, shifts normal etc. Drives completely symptom free in a straight line at any speed.
Here’s 2 videos of the issue
The noise comes & goes, & I can’t particularly say when & why it does.
Ex. Went for 1 1/2hr drive yesterday (all highway driving), went to the gas station & circled into the parking stall through the pumps etc, heard it clear as day. 45 minutes later I went to a empty parking lot to get the girlfriend to replicate the noise while I laid down to see if I could hear where it was coming from underneath the car... couldn’t get it to do it.
Previous repairs already include alignment shims, & CV axles on both sides, & no luck. The car was diagnosed by 2 shops & 1 private mechanic. Shop 1 couldn’t find the issue & didn’t have the tools to further inspect, shop 2 did the shims, mechanic did both CV’s.
As far as I’m aware I have no other symptoms. Transmission runs completely fine, shifts normal etc. Drives completely symptom free in a straight line at any speed.
Here’s 2 videos of the issue
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2007 E550 4MATIC
Thanks for your response. Me & my mechanic are gonna put it on jacks here in a few hours & get it up in the air. I will give that a shot & see if we hear anything from the differential
