"RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht" (ramblininexile) 01/16/2015 at 09:11 • Filed to: None

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I replaced a whiny wheel bearing, and now the total absence of noise has me paranoid.

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 01/16/2015 at 09:33

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The calm before the storm? If this is on a rover the harmonic resonance from the wheel bearing is likely to have put a dozen other parts on the brink of failure. [sarcasm]

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > AMGtech - now with more recalls! 01/16/2015 at 09:41

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On a Benz with ~400k miles - my W124 300D. That whole harmonic resonance thing, though? Not a joke. I've been there twice, on the same vehicle, an '80s Rabbit diesel pickup. The first was a slung wheel weight that contributed to a ball joint and a tie rod end, the second was... everything connected to the AC compressor mount.

Back on the topic of the Benz, the outer wheel bearing impressed the shit out of me. A "slovakia" bearing, the rollers apparently had such a thick case hardening on them that they were within about 7 thousandths of crawling through the middle of the race *and still hard and smooth*. There was only that tiny lip worn in the race left keeping the thinned out rollers from escape, but they were still running. The roller cage was within probably 40 thou of contacting the race because those little champs were so worn.

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 01/16/2015 at 09:47

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I'm sure this will happen to me when I change vehicles.

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 01/16/2015 at 10:14

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Harmonic resonance can definitely do a lot of damage, usually wheel bearings aren't harsh enough though.

KusabiSensei - Captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 01/16/2015 at 10:18

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You mean other than the distinct lack of boost?

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > KusabiSensei - Captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs 01/16/2015 at 10:29

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Boost is definitely a nouveau riche thing. A gentleman requires not that his turbo functions.

KusabiSensei - Captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 01/16/2015 at 10:33

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I would beg to differ. The ultimate luxury is being able to get to your destination quickly and comfortably.

Hence why the most expensive Benzes have turbo V12s now. If they didn't require it, then we should yank that obstinate turbo V12 from the S600 and replace it with an OM615, and create a 220SD.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > KusabiSensei - Captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs 01/16/2015 at 10:36

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replace it with an OM615, and create a 220SD.

This is a thing. A thing that needs to be done, by them, and happen. There is, after all, fashionably late, and then "FU, I drive an S-class" late.

KusabiSensei - Captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 01/16/2015 at 10:37

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Wouldn't it more properly be "FU, I drive a Maybach" late?

Or "FU, I drive a Roller" late?

Or "FU, I fly a Harrier" late?

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > KusabiSensei - Captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs 01/16/2015 at 10:42

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Any could apply. Difference in number of hours to days late, of course.

KusabiSensei - Captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 01/16/2015 at 10:56

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Wouldn't the Harrier apply if you, say, were to accidentially blow up your destination with an AGM?

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > KusabiSensei - Captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs 01/16/2015 at 10:59

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Looks like he...

Made the party "late".

KusabiSensei - Captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 01/16/2015 at 11:04

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