Do you know anyone with an office and a postal scale?
I have adigital scale intended for that purpose and I expect it would be
accurate enough.
Don't recall what I paid for it but I got it at a big box office supply
place - probably Staples.
Randy
On 23/10/2012 9:01 PM, Curt Raymond wrote:
On 23/10/2012 9:01 PM, Curt Raymond wrote:
How much wheel bearing grease in a 123 240D?
My '78 needs one done soon and I figure its time to buy a scale, how accurate
do I have to be?
I'm thinking about
I have seen the little ones at Harbor Freight on sale for under ten bucks.
They are actually quite accurate.
Mike
On Oct 24, 2012 11:56 AM, Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca wrote:
Do you know anyone with an office and a postal scale?
I have adigital scale intended for that purpose and I
There is Kendall Super Blue in all 4 sets of wheel bearings on my 83.
Seems to roll just fine. I just packed the bearings with a packing tool
and put a bit in the housing like I have done on pretty much every wheel
bearing job I have done. Only difference is that I use the magnetic base
and dial
Michael Canfield wrote:
I have seen the little ones at Harbor Freight on sale for under ten bucks.
They are actually quite accurate.
The problem with cheap digital scales is usually drift.
If you zero it, weigh one thing and then stop there, it should be surprisingly
accurate for the price.
Convenience - it's pre-measured and you don't have to think about which
grease to use, etc.
On Wed, Oct 24, 2012 at 10:57 AM, Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca wrote:
On 23/10/2012 9:01 PM, Curt Raymond wrote:
How much wheel bearing grease in a 123 240D?
My '78 needs one done soon and I
but now I want to do it right. I figure to scoop it out
of the tub with a spoon into a little plastic container...
-Curt
Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2012 22:48:42 -0400
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To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Wheel bearing
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How much wheel bearing grease
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I have seen the little ones at Harbor Freight on sale for under ten bucks.
They are actually quite accurate.
Mike
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I have seen the little ones at Harbor Freight on sale
.
-Curt
Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2012 12:04:09 -0400
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On Wed, 24 Oct 2012 16:55:37 -0400 Rich Thomas
richthomas79td...@constructivity.net wrote:
A tube is like 2x the size of a toothpaste tube, so about a toothpaste
tube amount of grease would be about right, maybe a bit more than that.
It depends upon the size of the tube of toothpaste you have.
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If it saves you the effort, a half tube (which I think is a small bit more
than the specified amount) ends up packing the bearings, leaving a bit
smeared in the hub, and then some
On Wed, 24 Oct 2012 17:11:56 -0400 dave walton walton.d...@gmail.com
wrote:
Cleaning out all the old grease with a solvent and filling the bearing
with new stuff probably has more to do with longevity than the specific
grease you use in my opinion. Blast the bearing with air to make sure
you
Yeah, that's neat - I take my bearing packers with me everywhere I go.
Wilton
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From: dave walton walton.d...@gmail.com
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2012 5:11 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Wheel bearing grease?
I like
Agreed. I have always used molykote BR200 gun grease, and have not
had a failure in 30+ years. I am not sure about bearing numbers in
the 123/124/126 and newer cars, but 108 and before were the same as
in crypsler/plymie/dogde and other mercun cars. No magic there. THe
gun grease tends to
On Oct 24, 2012, at 7:30 PM, Dieselhead 126die...@gmail.com wrote:
the spec for runout with the dial indicator is for crisp handling.
Crisp handling
On a 123?
Surely you jest.
Maybe I need a new steering box...
Rick
Sent from my iPhone
___
Well, I thought about adding does not apply to W123... but
decided to let it lie.
On Oct 24, 2012, at 7:30 PM, Dieselhead 126die...@gmail.com wrote:
the spec for runout with the dial indicator is for crisp handling.
Crisp handling
On a 123?
Surely you jest.
Maybe I need a new
How much wheel bearing grease in a 123 240D?
My '78 needs one done soon and I figure its time to buy a scale, how accurate
do I have to be?
I'm thinking about
http://www.amazon.com/American-Weigh-Black-Digital-Pocket/dp/B0012N1NAA/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8qid=1351043590sr=8-2keywords=digital+scale
Roughly one cubic centimeter. Since grease is less dense than water,
you want a shade over a cc to make a gram.
HF also has a nice, cheap digital scale.
How much wheel bearing grease in a 123 240D?
My '78 needs one done soon and I figure its time to buy a scale, how
accurate do I have to
On Tue, 23 Oct 2012 19:01:18 -0700 (PDT) Curt Raymond
curtlud...@yahoo.com wrote:
How much wheel bearing grease in a 123 240D?
IIRC (which I may not) the quantity is 60 grams. My manuals, however, are
packed up and in a storage container on our driveway, so I cannot look it
up.
I'm thinking
One tube does 2 fronts. Get a tube, squeeze out about half for one
side, then half for the other side. Close enough.
--R
On 10/23/12 10:44 PM, Craig wrote:
On Tue, 23 Oct 2012 19:01:18 -0700 (PDT) Curt Raymond
curtlud...@yahoo.com wrote:
How much wheel bearing grease in a 123 240D?
IIRC
Doesn't Q sell it pre-measured for two wheels worth?
On Tue, Oct 23, 2012 at 9:48 PM, Rich Thomas
richthomas79td...@constructivity.net wrote:
One tube does 2 fronts. Get a tube, squeeze out about half for one side,
then half for the other side. Close enough.
--R
On 10/23/12 10:44 PM,
Yes that is one tube. Easy enough to get half and half, more or less,
for each wheel.
--R
On 10/23/12 11:06 PM, OK Don wrote:
Doesn't Q sell it pre-measured for two wheels worth?
On Tue, Oct 23, 2012 at 9:48 PM, Rich Thomas
richthomas79td...@constructivity.net wrote:
One tube does 2
at least another 25 years for the amount that tractor gets
used...
-Curt
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 2009 18:06:27 -0500
From: Fmiser fmi...@gmail.com
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Wheel bearing grease
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From: Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com
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Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2009 9:21 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Wheel bearing grease
The passenger wheel on my 190D has Mobil 1 that I used when I redid it to
correct my neglecting to use new races back
Mobil 1 grease is a pinkish sort of red, MB grease is green...
-Curt
Date: Tue, 18 Aug 2009 09:37:52 -0400
From: LarryT l02tur...@comcast.net
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Wheel bearing grease
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
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Fmiser wrote:
Is there another source or another part number for a large
quantity of grease? 500 g would be nice.
One would think so, but there doesn't appear to be any other quantity
listed in the EPC, just 001 989 23 51 Front wheel bearing grease 150g
Tom
Thomas Savage wrote:
Fmiser wrote:
Is there another source or another part number for a large
quantity of grease? 500 g would be nice.
One would think so, but there doesn't appear to be any other
quantity listed in the EPC, just 001 989 23 51 Front wheel
bearing grease 150g
Okay.
Is there another source or another part number for a large
quantity of grease? 500 g would be nice.
One would think so, but there doesn't appear to be any other quantity
listed in the EPC, just 001 989 23 51 Front wheel bearing grease 150g
The problem with bulk grease is that it's awfully
Fmiser fmi...@gmail.com writes:
But my original questions still stands.
Is there another source or another part number for a large
quantity of grease? 500 g would be nice.
Maybe ask at the dealer? Call Rusty?
Allan
--
1983 300D
___
easiest way is to fit a grease nipple to the hub dust cap and then pump
grease into it until comes out the other side.
Hendrik
Fmiser wrote:
Speaking of wheel bearing grease
Is there a way to purchase a quantity greater than the 150 g
tube? Like a tube of it? Or maybe is it made by
Fmiser fmi...@gmail.com writes:
Speaking of wheel bearing grease
Is there a way to purchase a quantity greater than the 150 g
tube? Like a tube of it? Or maybe is it made by Valvoline (or
something) and is available as a different part number like the
coolant is?
I seem to recall
easiest way is to fit a grease nipple to the hub dust cap and then pump
grease into it until comes out the other side.
I agree that is the classical easiest way to grease the bearings.
But that method may be all wrong for Mercedes wheels.
I learned from Marshal to use a very specific amount of
Here are 2 posts by Marshall made in 2005:
There are many fine synthetic wheel bearing greases (many/most must
not be mixed), but Mercedes is VERY particular about the quantity of
grease to be used. Too much or too little (by even 10%) and premature
failure is likely. The advantage of buying a
you can search the archives here
http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/
Allan Streib wrote:
Fmiser fmi...@gmail.com writes:
Speaking of wheel bearing grease
Is there a way to purchase a quantity greater than the 150 g
tube? Like a tube of it? Or maybe is it made by Valvoline (or
Good way to unseal the seals -- pushing excess grease out through them.
On Sat, Aug 15, 2009 at 4:06 PM, Hendrik Fay heni...@ozemail.com.auwrote:
easiest way is to fit a grease nipple to the hub dust cap and then pump
grease into it until comes out the other side.
Hendrik
--
OK Don
ned kleinhenz wrote:
I learned from Marshal to use a very specific amount of grease
per bearing. The empty space not filled with grease is
important for circulating the grease within the assembly.
Yup. That's what I understand too. And I've seen the evidence
that it really does circulate.
Speaking of wheel bearing grease
Is there a way to purchase a quantity greater than the 150 g
tube? Like a tube of it? Or maybe is it made by Valvoline (or
something) and is available as a different part number like the
coolant is?
Or am I stuck buying a stack of tubes?
-- Philip
ned kleinhenz wrote:
Marshall wrote:
There are many
greases that will meet the specification, but few are packaged in
precisely the correct amounts as the Mercedes product is and few
mechanics, much less DIYers have scales to weigh out the proper
quantities as is required for proper
In a message dated 10/12/2005 10:03:37 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Marshall wrote:
There are many
greases that will meet the specification, but few are packaged in
precisely the correct amounts as the Mercedes product is and few
mechanics, much less DIYers have
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
NOO!!!
oh man you have done it now you have angered the great mercedes gods!
forgive him ,,,he knows not of your rath oh keepers of useless information
!!
collins
1985 500 sec
You don't like it - I'll leave!
Marshall
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Hey Collins,
I for one, and I think most members of the list greatly appreciate
Marshall taking the time to share with us his hard won knowledge
regarding mercedes diesels. Over the years he personally and this list
and its predessor have made my ownership of mercedes diesels much more
enjoyable.
really THAT bad?
Mike
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From: Bob DuPuy [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Mercedes mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, October 13, 2005 6:15 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Wheel Bearing Grease
Hey Collins,
I for one, and I think most members of the list greatly appreciate
really THAT bad?
Mike
- Original Message -
From: Bob DuPuy [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Mercedes mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, October 13, 2005 6:15 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Wheel Bearing Grease
Hey Collins,
I for one, and I think most members of the list greatly appreciate
Collins, see what you have done? Repent!
On 10/13/05, Marshall Booth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
NOO!!!
oh man you have done it now you have angered the great mercedes
gods!
forgive him ,,,he knows not of your rath oh keepers of useless
- Original Message -
From: Bob DuPuy [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Mercedes mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, October 13, 2005 9:15 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Wheel Bearing Grease(Testy people)
You could be right Mike I have been trying to cut back to under five
cups before lunch. Old Colon
Is there consensus that any name brand synthetic wheel bearing grease
is acceptable for our cars?
Seeing as I have to pull the hubs {I'd like to speak to that design
engineer!} to swap rotors, I may as well do bearing service.
--
Peter T. Arnold
Windsor, Connecticut
U.S.A.
1987 Mercedes 300SDL,
Peter Arnold wrote:
Is there consensus that any name brand synthetic wheel bearing grease
is acceptable for our cars?
Seeing as I have to pull the hubs {I'd like to speak to that design
engineer!} to swap rotors, I may as well do bearing service.
There are many fine synthetic wheel bearing
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