But, if you don't have a dial indicator, you use what you have. 50 years
ago, I didn't have a dial indicator for the Chevy and B-47 aircraft wheel
bearings I replaced. Actually, still don't have one - 'course, 'been 50
years since I replaced a wheel bearing, too. ;<)))))
Wilton
----- Original Message -----
From: "LWB250" <lwb...@yahoo.com>
To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
Sent: Thursday, May 14, 2009 6:22 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Wheel bearings cont...
The ONLY way to properly set MB wheel bearings with with the use of a dial
indicator. Period. Using a "by feel" method will result in the bearings
being too loose, and cause premature failure.
Dan
--- On Thu, 5/14/09, WILTON <wilt...@nc.rr.com> wrote:
From: WILTON <wilt...@nc.rr.com>
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Wheel bearings cont...
To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
Date: Thursday, May 14, 2009, 10:09 AM
I used to confirm/test wheel bearings
by jacking the wheel up and rotating it by hand; I could
hear and feel the roughness of a bad bearing. With it
jacked up, give it a good, hard spin like a roulette wheel;
let it spin freely and listen closely (in quiet
surroundings, away from the freeway or a jet engine test
stand). If you can move/rock the wheel back and forth
a bit (any) on the spindle, the bearing is too loose and is
gonna be damaged soon if not already. "Replacing a
bearing" to me also means "replacing bearing AND
races."
Wilton
----- Original Message ----- From: "Curt Raymond" <curtlud...@yahoo.com>
To: "Diesel List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
Sent: Thursday, May 14, 2009 8:49 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Wheel bearings cont...
How do I replace the races? Or more specifically how do I
get the *&$...@! old ones out? Big press? I beat on them a
little last time (the outer one I think) but didn't want to
damage it...
How do I test bearings? Jack up the car and wiggle the
wheel? Maybe they're just set loose...
-Curt
Date: Thu, 14 May 2009 00:06:52 +0000
From: brian.tosc...@gmail.com
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Wheel bearings cont...
To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
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Races are replacable. If the spindles are worn you will
have problems with new bearings.
Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
-----Original Message-----
From: Curt Raymond <curtlud...@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 13 May 2009 17:03:45
To: Diesel List<mercedes@okiebenz.com>
Subject: [MBZ] Wheel bearings cont...
So
the inspection report says its the front wheel bearings. My
wife says
he said the passenger side was the worse of them but both
were bad. I
wonder if they're just loose, I need time to jack it up and
see.
I'd
done the passenger side last fall, could be I got them too
tight but
the car has probably 4500-6000 miles on those bearings.
Maybe 6500 on
the driver's side which my Indy had done. As I say both had
failed
badly before being replaced.
I asked last time I went through
this but nobody replied; are the bearing races in the hub
replaceable
or would I need a new hub?
-Curt
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