The car had Bundt wheels and lugs.... I picked up the 15 slot, 126 wheels and trial fitted them... the Bundt wheel lugs were short, only engaged 2 threads, did the research and found the later style wheels require longer lug bolts..
So, definitely, there is a "long and a short"... Also, Mercedes uses a rather unique "ball" seating / centering design which really imparts a lot of energy into the grip action.. I would strongly suggest that factory torque values be used, only. The rest of the automotive world uses taper forcing cone design, which in my humble opinion is much less than the superior Mercedes design. On Wed, Nov 23, 2016 at 12:06 PM, Curley McLain via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > AFIK, there is only one length for the Gen II 126. (with the extension > for the 15 hole rim) Ralph's 92 mm or 9.2 cm sounds about right. > Non-standard wheels may need non-standard bolt lengths. > > David Bruckmann via Mercedes <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com> >> November 23, 2016 at 12:41 PM >> Make sure you double-check the length. Too long and they will interfere >> in the rear brakes. Too short and the wheel falls off. >> >> >> > _______________________________________ > http://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 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
