Thx Andrew,
Did you get thru Winchester by any chance? In late Summer the smell of
fresh apples is overwhelmingly pleasant!
We spent some time in Elkton/Harrisburg area and there's so much history
there it's hard to see it all in a couple of weeks! Oh well, always good
to
save some for next time ;-)
I'll make a note if the places you mentioned and try to include stops at
them.
Take Care,
Larry T
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----- Original Message -----
From: "andrew strasfogel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2008 10:25 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Bearing question - W123 300 turbo
> 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
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>> ----- 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
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