I have read that the rear bearings can be difficult/impossible for the home mechanic, but I will attempt them (after the special tool purchase) and see how far I get. I would prefer to do the work myself as I don't trust most shops to care as much as I do, and my favorite mechanic has retired.... Bummer.
Thanks! Kyle On Fri, Jan 13, 2017 at 9:06 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Rear wheel bearings are a big job, fronts are simple. > Good used is your best bet, inspect the boot carefully, if its not torn > it'll last thousands of miles. A "quality" rebuilt is a difficult quantity, > what did they rebuild? I bet most of them are just a new boot and new > grease or new boot, new balls, new grease... > -Curt > > From: Kyle Arola via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Cc: Kyle Arola <kylearola1...@gmail.com> > Sent: Friday, January 13, 2017 9:02 AM > Subject: Re: [MBZ] Best Axle Choice > > The boots are fine. > > It is the CV joint where it enters the hub that is going bad. Knocking on > left turns at speed currently from the right rear wheel area. It is fairly > easy to check the joint and I have done so and it needs a new one. I did > pull the wheel off and checked the bearings and such and they appear fine, > tho I will most likely replace them as well just to be safe. It is the CV > joint. For sure. > > Since this is my daily driver I am not interested in putting crappy parts > on it. I will get with a quality rebuilder and have a set done for me. > > Thanks! > > Kyle > > On Fri, Jan 13, 2017 at 8:36 AM, tyee165 via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com > > wrote: > > > Isn't there a replacement boot Available? I recall a special tool to > > stretch it. > > > > > > Sent from my Galaxy Tab® A > > -------- Original message --------From: Meade Dillon via Mercedes < > > mercedes@okiebenz.com> Date: 2017-01-13 6:50 AM (GMT-06:00) To: > > Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Cc: Meade Dillon < > > dillonm...@gmail.com> Subject: Re: [MBZ] Best Axle Choice > > Can you describe the knocking? The classic failing-axle-knock can be > > varied by weaving back and forth at highway speed (assuming this is a > > steady noise, not intermittent). When you weave to the right the car is > > loading up the left side axle, and so an increase in noise would indicate > > the left side axle is going bad, so that would be the axle to change. > > > > If you simply are getting a knock due to irregularities in the road > > surface, that probably isn't the axle. > > > > I would always get a good used original axle over a "new" or rebuild, > > unless it was from the MB dealer. Everything else has a pretty crappy > > reputation. As long as the boots don't fail, the original axles usually > > last hundreds and hundreds of thousands of miles. > > > > ------------- > > Max > > Charleston SC > > > > On Fri, Jan 13, 2017 at 7:44 AM, Kyle Arola via Mercedes < > > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > > I promise I am not just replacing just to replace them... hahaha! The > > > right side of the car is beginning to knock a bit and I pulled the > wheel > > > off yesterday to verify that is what is making the noise. > > > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > 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 > > > > > _______________________________________ > 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 > > _______________________________________ 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
