When I had new tires installed in March the installer (Merchants Tire) said I had some play in my bearings (did not specify which) and I declined the offer to repack them since I never detected probles, nor was told of any by my usual service techs.

Earlier this evening I jacked up each wheel (tires on) to check for movement and there was none. All are rock solid. Checking the work order from the tire job to see which wheel(s) he was referring to I saw nothing but a notation that "customer declined alignment" (which they never offered). Nothing about bearings.

Was my method of checking valid? And is it likely the tire place was trying to sell me the bearing job unnecessarily?

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2008 E350 4matic / Black/Anthracite

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Gone but not Forgotten:
2001 E430 4matic, 206,xxx miles, Black/Charcoal
1995 E320, 252,xxx miles, Black/Grey
1989 260E, 223,00 miles, Black/Black