Bend a length of stiff wire with a short "L" on the end. With the wheel mounted, remove one bolt, insert the "L" end of the wire, and feel where it goes through the drum. Mark the outside to measure the length. Compare that to the bolt - I'd want the bolts to be a little (1mm ?) shorter than the total length of the hole. Yes - there were different length bolts for different wheels, and the aftermarket wheels used yet another bolt length.
On Fri, Feb 26, 2021 at 11:01 AM Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > The 90 300D 2.5 has three 8 hole aftermarket wheels but retains the > original 15 hole wheel in the right rear position. I have extra 8 hole > wheels and tried to swap the 15 for the 8 but the car made a grinding > noise. Turns out that the lug bolts interfere with the parking brake drum > somehow. Has anyone encountered this problem before? Should/ can I safely > use shorter lugs on this wheel only? I’m just trying to get a uniform look > here. Ideally I’d like to find an original clean set of 15 hole wheels as I > like them better but for now I just want uniformity. > > Sent from my iPhone > > _______________________________________ > 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 > > -- OK Don "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Wernher Von Braun 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! _______________________________________ 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
