esprit200
Active Member
- Joined
- May 11, 2003
- Messages
- 118
- Car
- 2002 CLK500
Hello MBclub,
Looking for some input; I recently purchased a 2002 CLK500 with 150k on the clock. I have been working my way through the maintenance tasks usually neglected on such cars and have hit a bump in the road.
I get a fairly heavy knocking noise when travelling on road undulations or speed bumps, especially ones which "wobble" the car from side to side.
I thought I had isolated it to the anti-roll bar, as when disconnecting it, the noise disappears.
However, drop-links now replaced with Febi Bilstein, anti roll bar bushes replaced with Mercedes genuine, and the noise persists although maybe a little reduced and the car is handling better.
Is there a possibility that the roll bar is putting extra force on the tired old shocks or top mounts, thus causing the noise which disappears when the roll bar is disconnected?
Look forward to hearing your thoughts,
Regards,
Jon.
Looking for some input; I recently purchased a 2002 CLK500 with 150k on the clock. I have been working my way through the maintenance tasks usually neglected on such cars and have hit a bump in the road.
I get a fairly heavy knocking noise when travelling on road undulations or speed bumps, especially ones which "wobble" the car from side to side.
I thought I had isolated it to the anti-roll bar, as when disconnecting it, the noise disappears.
However, drop-links now replaced with Febi Bilstein, anti roll bar bushes replaced with Mercedes genuine, and the noise persists although maybe a little reduced and the car is handling better.
Is there a possibility that the roll bar is putting extra force on the tired old shocks or top mounts, thus causing the noise which disappears when the roll bar is disconnected?
Look forward to hearing your thoughts,
Regards,
Jon.