pointman

my ml has been making some noises from the torsion bar. i brought it to the attention of my sa. he later let me know that my "support bracket" was broken. it was fine for a few days...but now its back!?! any ideas?

mbtech208

There's a shim between the torsion bar and the frame that wears through and makes creaking noises. Maybe they didn't replace those, or just did one side.

pointman

mbtech, yes they said that they only replaced one side...but its possible for the other side to go bad in a matter of days? im just worried that they are going to blame my lowered susspension.

mdstran

i have the same problem too i lube it with silicon lubricant but it came back in a few days is there a part number for the parts that needs to be replace and how difficult the job to be done.

andaya

I had this problem for the longest time, and finally fixed it. good luck!

Hope you didn't pay the guy... and you if you did, I'm sorry for posting it to late.

http://www.4x4abc.com/ML320/ml320_torsions.html

pointman

thanks andaya for posting it. ive already been there... and sprayed the bushing...no help. any other suggestions? thanks

pointman

picked up my ml today...noise is gone!!!...for now, hopefully it will stay that way. i told them what you suggested mbtech..heres what they decided to do...

clean and lube all mating surfaces

replace left rear mounting bracket

lube right side mounting bracket

what do you think...was what needed to be done..done? or should i expect to have to go back again...like the last time they supposedly fixed it? thanks

mbtech208

Only you'll be able to answer that. If the noise comes back, it wasn't done right.

pointman

thanks for all the help mbtech. much appreciated.