Grease in the hub can only come from the wheel bearing or the outer axle joint, and probably not the outer joint, since it would have to travel through the bearing to show up on the brakes.
Time to change the wheel bearing -- pull shaft, unscrew retainer, drive out bearing, press new on int, re-install axle. Might not be a job you want to do at home. Peter -----Original Message----- >From: Fmiser <fmi...@gmail.com> >Sent: Jun 15, 2010 1:45 AM >To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> >Subject: Re: [MBZ] Grease in rear hub > >> Mike Esh wrote: > >> 1984 300D - Just found an abundance of grease deposited in >> the drivers side rear brake hub. Is there a seal that needs >> to be replaced? How difficult is it to replace? >> Thanks in advance. >> Mike > >Brake hub? > >What's that? > >The wheel bearing is sealed. No easy access. A hard job that >requires special tools. > >The axle shaft has oil inside the boot. > >At the differential, there is a seal for the axle shaft. Seal >is easy to change - but the axle shaft has to come out first. >This involves a bit more, but it's not especially hard. > >-- Philip > >_______________________________________ >http://www.okiebenz.com >For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com >To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
