Gentlemen, Thank you for your replies - any advice or cautions is desired here - appreciate the input.

I should have made my thrust bearing question clearer - I know which bearing is the thrust bearing and I know that it was at the number three bearing (from the front of the engine working back - I left all of the bearings in the caps, just in case). My mechanic friend was just wondering about it's placement for sure - to him it looked like it belonged at number 4 instead??

Ryan

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RG Newell

1984 300D
1972 250
1986 560SL
1991 300CE