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Jun 2, 2005 | 10:18 PM

Rhodeislander

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55mph plus vibration

I'm getting a very slight 55mph plus vibration. Feels like a unbalanced tire. I talked to the MB parts guy, he say carrier bearing goes at around 50K on the Ml500's. Sound reasonable? Its an 02 with 44K.
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Jun 3, 2005 | 08:50 AM

sosh

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Originally Posted by Rhodeislander

Never heard of carrier bearing failure that early. Most likely a balance problem particularly if speed related. Could also be a bad tire with a damaged belt.

Jun 3, 2005 | 10:36 AM

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Originally Posted by sosh

Never heard of carrier bearing failure that early. Most likely a balance problem particularly if speed related. Could also be a bad tire with a damaged belt.

I agree....50k??? No way