Also a good approach. Hopefully I can do the trade with Max for his 15 hole rims thereby eliminating the problem altogether!
Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 26, 2021, at 12:18 PM, OK Don via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > 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 > _______________________________________ 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
