tim124
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- W124 E280 Estate/1995/2.8
Hi,
My E280 estate (N-reg, 1995, 115k, auto) has started to make very loud 'rubbery-squeaking' noises (sounds like rubber-soled shoes on wooden flooring) when the steering wheel is turned, however slightly, when the car is in motion at low speeds (up to about 30 mph). It doesn't seem to occur when the vehicle is stationery or at speeds above 30 mph (but that latter could simply be the road noise drowning it out?). The noise is loud enough to be heard externally some distance away - my daughter-in-law, who knows about these things, noticed it from a distance of about 100m (and commented, correctly, that it wasn't what you would expect from a car with the engineering reputation of the W124 series and certainly not in one of this age, mileage and apparent pedigree, including regular full MB dealer services since new). It's not the ball-joint - that was making a noise but was replaced and the local specialist garage that did the ball-joint can't find the cause of this new noise. Any suggestions as to what it might be will be welcomed!
Thanks
My E280 estate (N-reg, 1995, 115k, auto) has started to make very loud 'rubbery-squeaking' noises (sounds like rubber-soled shoes on wooden flooring) when the steering wheel is turned, however slightly, when the car is in motion at low speeds (up to about 30 mph). It doesn't seem to occur when the vehicle is stationery or at speeds above 30 mph (but that latter could simply be the road noise drowning it out?). The noise is loud enough to be heard externally some distance away - my daughter-in-law, who knows about these things, noticed it from a distance of about 100m (and commented, correctly, that it wasn't what you would expect from a car with the engineering reputation of the W124 series and certainly not in one of this age, mileage and apparent pedigree, including regular full MB dealer services since new). It's not the ball-joint - that was making a noise but was replaced and the local specialist garage that did the ball-joint can't find the cause of this new noise. Any suggestions as to what it might be will be welcomed!
Thanks