Great instructions - thanks. I recommend Pomme Resaurant (www.restaurantpomme.com) in Gordonsville and a visit to Barboursville Winery. Old Culpeper was charming as well. Can't recommend our B&B, as the proprietor was a bit too loony and the breakfast was strictly self-serve and mostly nonexistent!
On Wed, Sep 24, 2008 at 4:21 PM, LarryT <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Andrew, > Glad you enjoyed your trip to Va. We live near Petersburg and I'm > planning a trip similar to yours except I hope to take the 911. Looking > at the 3rd week of Oct. If you could list in general your iteniary I'd > llike > to take a look and consider some of the same places? > > As far as F wheel bearings. They typically have a couple of sounds - > one is like a roar that gets louder with speed - I can only describe it as > a > giant fan spinning making a giant wind noise. You may also feel a > looseness > when going around corners - almost like the wheel is tilting as you turn. > > Replacing the WBs is not a difficult job - jack the front end up and > place securely on jack stands - remove the wheels/tires, remove the 2 bolts > holding the caliper on and hang it to chassis with some wire. Then remove > the small grease cap and you;ll see the bearing nut and the outer bearing. > Remove the nut and wiggle the hub off the spindle - the outer bearing will > fall out so catch it to keep it falling in the dirt. Use a screw driver > to > remove the inner grease seal (a new one should always be used) & the inner > WB can then be removed, then, with a long punch placed into the center of > the hub, feel for the small ledge of the WB race (the solid part of the WB > that the bearings ride upon) that portrudes into the center of the hub and > slowly tap the punch and drive the ace out working your way around so it > doesn't become cocked. Keep tapping until the race falls out. When I say > "tap", it may require more energetic hitting than that implies. Once done, > flip the hub over and repeat on the inner race. > > Before reassembly, get a tube of appropriate grease fom the MB dealer - > it comes in a tube with exactly enough to do 2 wheels - fold the tube in > half to equally divide it and cut in half - you'll have a container for > each > wheel. > > Start the new races (I like to use a piece of wood and a hammer) into > the hub and place grease into the center portion of the hub. Before > putting > the WBs into place, pack grease into all the roller pins (that's the actual > WBs). Part of the grease goes into the WBs and part into the cap. There's > a small copper thingie that attaches to the axle to cut down radio static - > my WB kit came with new ones.(from Rusty). > > Slip the bearings into place and snug the nut down. This is where > "feel" comes into play. Tighten it and test the tightness by using the > tip of a scrrewdriver to move the washer back and forth. A small amount of > force should be needed but you should not have to really put weight behind > it. Kind of like the force to move a 10# weight. Too tight will cause the > WBs to overheat and fail quickly. Next put the caliper (now's a good time > to replace the brake pads) wheel /tire and you're pretty much done. Now > you can do the other side ;-) > > Now come back and visit Va again - there's a lot to see! > ;-) Good luck - > > Take Care, > Larry T > http://youroil.net > http://members.rennlist.org/oil/ - Oil Testing > http://members.rennlist.org/webercarbs/ - Carb & Jet Settings: > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "andrew strasfogel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <Mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Sent: Sunday, September 21, 2008 7:30 PM > Subject: [MBZ] Bearing question - W123 300 turbo > > > > We took our first long trip in the 1983 30TD - from D.C. to Barboursville > > and Gordonsville in the Blue Ridge Piedmont country of Virginia. We > drove > > along country lanes and charming little untouched towns, viewing miles of > > lovely open spaces. We visited James Madison's estate - Montpelier - > > which > > was recently restored and now open to the public. Well worth the $14 > > admission charge. What was most interesting to me was the amount of work > > they had to do to DEconsruct the mega-additions that the DuPont family > had > > put on the original house. Marion DuPont died without heirs, and willed > > the property to the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Two > decades > > and multiple millions of $$ later, it is now another back to its > original > > 1850 configuration and a Monticello -like attraction (Jefferson's > estate). > > En route, everything worked well with the TD except I was concerned by > > noise > > that MAY indicate worn bearings. Can someone please describe the audible > > (or other) symptoms of worn front wheel bearings? I haven't had a problem > > with worn bearings for 20 years so have forgotten what the symptoms are. > > > > Andrew > > 1983 300TD > > 318 K miles > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
