This subject has been reasonably well covered with the exception of those
dudes that install so called "trick" wheels with a different offset and then
the bearing load changes from the inner large bearing to the outer smaller
bearing and dah the smaller bearing can not handle the load so bearing
Marshall Booth wrote:
> Measuring wheel bearing play is clearly outlined in section 33-300 of
> the workshop manual (attached). There is no other way to measure the
> 0.0004-0.0008" play of 123/126s with sufficient accuracy to insure that
> the car steers like a Mercedes and not like American iron!
Couldn't agree with you more.
However, you weren't the one who was called names by someone who just had to
jump in with nothing useful to say.
Back to our regular programming.
My apologies to the sensitive types around here.
Country bumpkin,
Dan
n ego to read the manual and do it
right are basically stealing from their customers... If work is backed up you
turn work away and keep doing stuff right. Anything else is rushing work and
doing it halfassed and stealing from the customers.
-Curt
Date: Fri, 22 Jul 2005 20:38:23 -0500
From: D
BenzBarn wrote:
Gee dude.. do you have an opinion?
Why don't you tell us a little bit about yourself? Maybe some cars you
own or have restored. How about some of your MB club activities.
Can we please stop all the e-penis bickering about wheel bearings? I'd rather be receiving v1&gr
Gee dude.. do you have an opinion?
Why don't you tell us a little bit about yourself? Maybe some cars you own or
have restored. How about some of your MB club activities.
alfassed and stealing from the customers.
-Curt
Date: Fri, 22 Jul 2005 20:38:23 -0500
From: Don <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Bad Wheel Bearings?
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No
Not everyone HAS access to YOUR extensive library of manuals,
Marshall, nor does our brain have the archive of tech tidbits like you
do. And not everyone knew about that LINK you referenced. Some of us
are still pretty new at this stuff. Remember, new folks pop onto the
list every day. Maybe some,
dave walton wrote:
How do you measure the play in a wheel bearing with a dial gauge? If
someone could describe it, or point to a link with pictures, that
would be great!
Sorry for such a basic question, but I got nowhere with Google.
I don't understand NOT reading the workshop manual! There ARE
You need to read the manual.
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What's the dial indicator for? You guys go beyond dramatic..
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Thanks to everybody for the replies.
I take away from this discussion:
The bearing should be replaced only if it is noisy and/or appears
damaged upon inspection.
Otherwise, just keep it clean and packed with grease and it may run
forever.
Ned Kleinhenz
'95 E300D green
'95 E300D silver
'85 300
How do you measure the play in a wheel bearing with a dial gauge? If
someone could describe it, or point to a link with pictures, that
would be great!
Sorry for such a basic question, but I got nowhere with Google.
Thanks
-Dave Walton
94 S350
99 E300
On 7/21/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTEC
What's the dial indicator for? You guys go beyond dramatic..
Indications that bearings need to be replaced:
1. Mysterious vibration noise that gets louder every time you drive the
car.
2. Wheel may make a noise if rotated on lift.
3. Wheel may make more noise when turning while under way.
The longer you drive the car the more pronounced the indications
at that time. That's my story and I stickin' to it.
:^)
Barry
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In a mess
In a message dated 7/21/2005 1:23:08 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
http://www.timken.com/products/bearings/services/valueadd/prevent.asp
this site and the info in it is for really for industrial /very heavy duty
applications
cars (even Mercedes Benzes) simply do
Ned -
Look here...
http://www.timken.com/products/bearings/services/valueadd/prevent.asp
Barry
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>
> How do you know when the front wheel bearings need to be replaced?
>
> Do they get noisy?
> Does it become impossible to adjust them within spec?
> Do they pit
I would say you can likely tell when they should be replaced by the look and
feel of the the bearing after you have washed it out with varsol or
something similar.
We just did this on a boat trailer that we acquired this spring. My younger
son and I decided to clean and repack the bearings before
In a message dated 7/21/2005 11:52:19 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
How do you know when the front wheel bearings need to be replaced?
the following info is for front wheel bearings that are not sealed and
are removable ( it not sealed type
Do they get noisy?
On mine, you could hear the noise when the front wheel was turned
while the car was on a lift.
On 7/21/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> How do you know when the front wheel bearings need to be replaced?
>
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Some folks march to the beat of a different drummer.
I don't e
Typicaly bearing are replaced when they are either cracked or there is too much
play when you push and pull on the wheel
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>
>
> How do you know when the front wheel bearings need to be replaced?
>
> Do they get noisy?
> Does it become impossibl
How do you know when the front wheel bearings need to be replaced?
Do they get noisy?
Does it become impossible to adjust them within spec?
Do they pit and fracture like a damaged bicycle bearing?
Should you just replace them at some mileage interval?
An inquiring mind wants to know.
I?m on a
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