Re: [MBZ] dial gauge question

2006-01-09 Thread l02turner
] To: Mercedes mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, January 08, 2006 1:11 PM Subject: [MBZ] dial gauge question I need to replace a rear wheel bearing on my 300D. Everyone keeps saying that a dial gauge is needed to properly tension them, but Sears and AutoZone claim never to have heard

Re: [MBZ] dial gauge question

2006-01-09 Thread Marshall Booth
Marshall Booth wrote: tom savage wrote: I need to replace a rear wheel bearing on my 300D. Everyone keeps saying that a dial gauge is needed to properly tension them, but Sears and AutoZone claim never to have heard of such an animal and I'm not entirely sure what I need. Is this close?

Re: [MBZ] dial gauge question

2006-01-09 Thread dieselbenz24
tom savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tom, You said your *rear* wheel had a bad bearing. It is my understanding that a *rear* wheel bearing re-pack is not an easy job and not something that non-pros should try to tackle. The front is a different story. But you have selected the correct tool for

Re: [MBZ] dial gauge question

2006-01-08 Thread John Ervine
tom savage wrote: I need to replace a rear wheel bearing on my 300D. Everyone keeps saying that a dial gauge is needed to properly tension them, but Sears and AutoZone claim never to have heard of such an animal and I'm not entirely sure what I need. Is this close? That is a dial

Re: [MBZ] dial gauge question

2006-01-08 Thread OK Don
That is what I borrowed from my indie last time did replaced front wheel bearings. I don't know if it's needed for the rear ones though On 1/8/06, tom savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I need to replace a rear wheel bearing on my 300D. Everyone keeps saying that a dial gauge is needed to

Re: [MBZ] dial gauge question

2006-01-08 Thread Marshall Booth
tom savage wrote: I need to replace a rear wheel bearing on my 300D. Everyone keeps saying that a dial gauge is needed to properly tension them, but Sears and AutoZone claim never to have heard of such an animal and I'm not entirely sure what I need. Is this close? As far as I know, a dial