You ABSOLUTELY must use the CORRECT grease or the world as we know it WILL cease to exist. The specification is YMR 6992.345 for wheel bearing grease because the metal is different in MB than anything else. WHY do you think the SHUTTLE exploded? Wrong grease OF COURSE.
Just poking a little a little fun because it's been a long day. I hope the night goes better. Ken In a message dated 7/21/2005 1:04:49 PM Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Should you just replace them at some mileage interval? on my cars i have never replaced the front bearings all of my cars are 15 years or older and are around 150,000 miles however each time the front brakes are replaced the wheel bearings must be repacked with grease and ( oh boy here we go on a long diatribe on using some kinda super duper Mercedes grease.. because ....god only knows why!!!!!) it does not matter whos name is on the grease any e.p. wheel bearing grease (for disk brakes) will do ...clean the old stuff off and repack the new stuff ....these cars aint the space shuttle folks
