[MBZ] 350SDL hauling adventures

[Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes]

I just pulled into the house from hauling the burned 350SDL back from 
Memphis.  Let;s back up.  Before I left mounted a brand new set of tires 
to the trailer.  When doing so I discovered a broken leaf spring on the 
passenger side rear axle.  This is the same wheel I had a blowout way 
out in the middle of nowhere a while back with no spare, so had to limp 
it to an exit, detach trailer, go into the next town and find a 
replacement wheel and tires.  This wheel is also the brake axle and the 
entire brake assembly shook apart apparently.  I had repacked all the 
wheel bearings a couple of years ago.  So before I left I replaced the 
spring and off I went.  No problems on the way down, got car loaded, and 
headed back this morning.  No issues on the way back.  As part of normal 
checking when I stop at a rest stop or something I always go around and 
check the tires, feel them see if they are hot, check car straps etc.  
Got home after dark and discovered the entire wheel missing from that 
same back passenger side axle.  Wheel just gone.  Felt nothing unusual 
such as a wheel flying off the trailer.  Very strange.  This is annoying 
because this is a BRAND NEW wheel AND tire. It looks like the bearing 
shat itself and some point and completely let go. We stopped for dinner 
about 40 miles from home and all wheels were present and accounted for 
then.  I am thinking it happened the mile between the highway and the 
house on the rough road so I would not have felt it.  I have not torn 
into it but I am hoping the spindle is not tore up, and if so, I am not 
sure if it is a separate assembly from the axle.

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