If it saves you the effort, a half tube (which I think is a small bit
more than the specified amount) ends up packing the bearings, leaving a
bit smeared in the hub, and then some excess here and there like on the
axle stub. I think as long as the whole hub is not packed full with
grease, there will be some room for it to move around and not cause
whatever problems. A tube is like 2x the size of a toothpaste tube, so
about a toothpaste tube amount of grease would be about right, maybe a
bit more than that.
I recall the Marshall admonition on the proper amount, and getting it
down to the last fraction of a gram or something, and it did not make a
great impression on me as being other than "that is what Mercedes
specifies so that is what you do." The dire warnings about having too
much just did not move me much. There is such a thing as being
obsessive, and just greasing the bearing and getting on with life.
--R
On 10/24/12 4:36 PM, Curt Raymond wrote:
I was trying to avoid going to Harbor Freight. I hate Worcester...
The one in question is under $10 and shipping is free because I'm an Amazon
Prime member.
-Curt
Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2012 12:04:09 -0400
From: Michael Canfield <slozuk...@gmail.com>
To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Wheel bearing grease?
Message-ID:
<calhj_1cput1m6egpuwbjxbrnyu+e6ts_30tkptxb6nrx+g1...@mail.gmail.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
I have seen the little ones at Harbor Freight on sale for under ten bucks.
They are actually quite accurate.
Mike
On Oct 24, 2012 11:56 AM, "Randy Bennell" <rbenn...@bennell.ca> wrote:
Do you know anyone with an office and a postal scale?
I have adigital scale intended for that purpose and I expect it would be
accurate enough.
Don't recall what I paid for it but I got it at a big box office supply
place - probably Staples.
Randy
On 23/10/2012 9:01 PM, Curt Raymond wrote:
How much wheel bearing grease in a 123 240D?
My '78 needs one done soon and I figure its time to buy a scale, how
accurate do I have to be?
I'm thinking about http://www.amazon.com/**American-Weigh-Black-Digital-*
*Pocket/dp/B0012N1NAA/ref=sr_1_**2?ie=UTF8&qid=1351043590&sr=8-**
2&keywords=digital+scale<http://www.amazon.com/American-Weigh-Black-Digital-Pocket/dp/B0012N1NAA/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1351043590&sr=8-2&keywords=digital+scale>
which is cheap enough and eligible for Amazon prime free shipping. The
reviews are decent it seems like as long as I'm okay with 1gram or so of
variance which I think is probably acceptable, how much grease could be in
1 gram?
-Curt
_______________________________________
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://mail.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://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
