Mercedes SL 500

This fantastic car came in with an annoying rattle. It had previously been in at the Mercedes main dealer for 7 weeks(!) for them to fix under their warranty scheme. Eventually when the car was returned to the customer the rattle was still apparent. The frustrated customer bought it to us on the off chance that we may be able to fix it.

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Two technicians road tested the vehicle to try to pinpoint where the noise was coming from. They realised that it was coming from underneath the cars exhaust heat-shield. They stripped out the heat-shield and saw that the hand brake linkage was loose. They adjusted the linkage and re-fitted the heat-shield. They road tested the vehicle again and the rattle was gone.

One hour at Wolds View Garage fixed the problem!