Squeaking door seals problem maybe solved!
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Mercedes GLE 350d 4Matic
Squeaking door seals problem maybe solved!
Long story in short. Took possession of my gle in Jan. In the beginning of July the squeaking started. Read everything here and on othet forums and understood that the rubber seals were the guilty ones. Tried with a lubricant-no change except everythng became greasy. After car wash I had one quiet day and then the squeaking was coming back. Somewhere here I read someone was using ethyl alcohol instead of lubricant and is actually making the opposite. Somebody also thought the paint waxing helps the squeaking.
Today I cleaned the door seals, both the ones on the door frame and on the opposite side, 1 and 2 on my picture. Then I leaned myself by chance on the closed door and what do you think? It was squeaking terribly. In this moment I realized there is a third seal, only on the upper side of the door, number 3, and cleaned the painted surface this seal is touching . No squeaking!
And thinking about how everything started, I connected the sound with the hot weather although here it is hot after the middle of May, but actually the squeaking started just after waxed the car for the first time with teflon car wax at a car wash.
I hope this will help somebody, sharing at least my experience.
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Long story in short. Took possession of my gle in Jan. In the beginning of July the squeaking started. Read everything here and on othet forums and understood that the rubber seals were the guilty ones. Tried with a lubricant-no change except everythng became greasy. After car wash I had one quiet day and then the squeaking was coming back. Somewhere here I read someone was using ethyl alcohol instead of lubricant and is actually making the opposite. Somebody also thought the paint waxing helps the squeaking.
Today I cleaned the door seals, both the ones on the door frame and on the opposite side, 1 and 2 on my picture. Then I leaned myself by chance on the closed door and what do you think? It was squeaking terribly. In this moment I realized there is a third seal, only on the upper side of the door, number 3, and cleaned the painted surface this seal is touching . No squeaking!
And thinking about how everything started, I connected the sound with the hot weather although here it is hot after the middle of May, but actually the squeaking started just after waxed the car for the first time with teflon car wax at a car wash.
I hope this will help somebody, sharing at least my experience.
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Mercedes GLE 350d 4Matic
70% ethyl alcohol from the pharmacy
8 hours later I had a short drive, still if going over too irregular terrain causing bending of the chasis there is some minor squeaking, but nothing like before. Obviously there is more than one single part causing the sound effects of this apart from this premium vehicle
I'll se how it is after a day or two and let you know.
8 hours later I had a short drive, still if going over too irregular terrain causing bending of the chasis there is some minor squeaking, but nothing like before. Obviously there is more than one single part causing the sound effects of this apart from this premium vehicle
I'll se how it is after a day or two and let you know.
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Joined: Sep 2016
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From: TX
2023 GLE3502W, 2024 GLC3002W, 1967 Pontiac GTO 4 sp (sold...sniff)
70% ethyl alcohol from the pharmacy
8 hours later I had a short drive, still if going over too irregular terrain causing bending of the chasis there is some minor squeaking, but nothing like before. Obviously there is more than one single part causing the sound effects of this apart from this premium vehicle I'll se how it is after a day or two and let you know.
8 hours later I had a short drive, still if going over too irregular terrain causing bending of the chasis there is some minor squeaking, but nothing like before. Obviously there is more than one single part causing the sound effects of this apart from this premium vehicle
I'll se how it is after a day or two and let you know.
