Vibration at 60 mph
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From: Fort Washington, MD
2001 S55 AMG
Vibration at 60 mph
Whoa!! This vibration at 60 mph was so damn annoying...read on some forums that it might be the tie rods. Ok, so I went 2 the dealer I told him to check my flex disc. Next day they said it was a bad Driveshaft...the u joint was damaged and some rusty bolt was sticking out. Dealer said about 2 grand and some hundreds to replace then he said the driveshaft would have 2 come from Germany. Whoa!!
Went 2 eBay ordered a nice used drive shaft for a buck 40, took it 2 dealer and they charged $465 to put it on. No more vibration!! Oh yeah used the same flex discs that was not worn. Thanks eBay!!
Went 2 eBay ordered a nice used drive shaft for a buck 40, took it 2 dealer and they charged $465 to put it on. No more vibration!! Oh yeah used the same flex discs that was not worn. Thanks eBay!!
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2 Grand wtf!!!! I asked my indie shop at Benz Elite a few weeks ago how much they would charge for that job, they said 800-900 but that would include the two flex discs.
But I'm starting to look for parts on my own now as it seems I can get a lot of parts for cheaper if I just spend a little time looking online and offset warranty money with the OEM parts I find and put that money towards something else.
There's a lot of parts you can find on ebay, online vendors or even those Mercedes Benz part stores online which can help you save a few hundred bucks depending on what the part is.
But I'm starting to look for parts on my own now as it seems I can get a lot of parts for cheaper if I just spend a little time looking online and offset warranty money with the OEM parts I find and put that money towards something else.
There's a lot of parts you can find on ebay, online vendors or even those Mercedes Benz part stores online which can help you save a few hundred bucks depending on what the part is.
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Whoa!! This vibration at 60 mph was so damn annoying...read on some forums that it might be the tie rods. Ok, so I went 2 the dealer I told him to check my flex disc. Next day they said it was a bad Driveshaft...the u joint was damaged and some rusty bolt was sticking out. Dealer said about 2 grand and some hundreds to replace then he said the driveshaft would have 2 come from Germany. Whoa!!
Went 2 eBay ordered a nice used drive shaft for a buck 40, took it 2 dealer and they charged $465 to put it on. No more vibration!! Oh yeah used the same flex discs that was not worn. Thanks eBay!!
Went 2 eBay ordered a nice used drive shaft for a buck 40, took it 2 dealer and they charged $465 to put it on. No more vibration!! Oh yeah used the same flex discs that was not worn. Thanks eBay!!
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'03 S55 (79K miles)
Another question to add to this thread on flex disks...
Is there a difference in flex disks between a non-AMG and an AMG vehicle for the W220 cars?
And is there a bearing somewhere along the drive shaft through which the drive shaft passes that must also be swapped out?
Anybody here have the torque spec for the bolts into the driveshaft/flex disk(s)?
(I realize this is a 7 month old thread but its the only one I found in W220 AMG. Hopefully others will come along some day and can learn from the answers.)
And is there a bearing somewhere along the drive shaft through which the drive shaft passes that must also be swapped out?
Anybody here have the torque spec for the bolts into the driveshaft/flex disk(s)?
(I realize this is a 7 month old thread but its the only one I found in W220 AMG. Hopefully others will come along some day and can learn from the answers.)
