[W126 Coupe] braking and front of car noise

[David Fatovic]

I will have to check this out along with the braking
support all next week.  I have to be up in the
mountains this weekend (tomorrow on) for my future
brother in law's wedding.  I will have fun rafting
though.

David

--- Vedat Iplikci <saveks at superonline.com> wrote:

> David,
> 
> This may not be the case if the sound is a single
> clunking noise, but now that you mentioned constant
> knocking, it may be that the fan blades hitting the
> bottom of the radiator, or the fan housing. This
> happened to my car, and after fooling around with
> the radiator mounts, the fan housing etc., it dawned
> on the mechanic that the engine mounts are gone, so
> braking causes the engine to go down and naturally
> taking the fan with it. Changed the mounts and all
> quiet ever since....
> 
> Vedat
>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>   From: David Fatovic 
>   To: Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists 
>   Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2005 4:25 PM
>   Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] braking and front of car
> noise
> 
> 
>   The engine mounts are original if I am correct. 
> there
>   is a small issue with the fan grazing the shroud,
> just
>   enough to make the bottom part of the shroud a bit
>   shiny.  Hadn't thought of the mounts, I will have
> to
>   have those checked.  
> 
>   But when you have your foot lightly on the brake,
> it
>   is more of a constant knocking, almost like the
>   bearings are loose?
> 
>   David
> 
>   --- Dick Spellman <spell.yy at verizon.net> wrote:
> 
>   > Hi David:
>   > 
>   > Check the brake support rods that go from the
> lower
>   > control arm rearward to
>   > the chassis into what looks like an open can
> near
>   > the footwell on each side
>   > of the car.  Mike Ramay did these a while back. 
> A
>   > big project in my humble
>   > opinion but, they are the first suspension parts
> to
>   > check based on your
>   > description.
>   > 
>   > By the way how are the engine mounts on the 85? 
>   > Ever been done?  When you
>   > look at the fan shroud clips, are they down an
> inch
>   > or more where they meet?
>   > That noise could also be the engine mounts
> bottoming
>   > out.
>   > 
>   > Why not have the car, with you present, checked
> for
>   > suspension wear and the
>   > mounts checked visually as well.  Should take
> all of
>   > 5-10 minutes and a good
>   > mechanic would typically not charge for an
>   > inspection and let you know what
>   > if anything needs repair.
>   > 
>   > Dick
>   > ----- Original Message ----- 
>   > From: "David Fatovic" <coloradocroat at yahoo.com>
>   > To: "MBCOUPES" <mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com>
>   > Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2005 8:13 AM
>   > Subject: [W126 Coupe] braking and front of car
> noise
>   > 
>   > 
>   > > Again on my dad's 85 500 SEL, when you lightly
>   > press
>   > > on the brakes, you can hear a clunking sound
> from
>   > the
>   > > front of the car.  Also when you brake hard,
> you
>   > get
>   > > the same clunking, but more when you first hit
> the
>   > > brakes and then again when you let off.  Not
> sure
>   > what
>   > > to look for.  The front brakes are fairly new,
>   > > replaced within the last 6 months.
>   > >
>   > > David
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