cooleoboy1000 is probably a spammer. 4/5 of his posts are advertising that site.

What are you talking about? who is cooloboy1000? don`t see him
anywhere in this thread.

Charlie

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there were three HP ratings on the OM616...

1) Not much power
2) Even less power
3) Not nearly enough power!! 240D w/auto

Anyone that thinks a 240D is slow drives too fast.

80 240D Naturally Exasperated, 4-Spd 388k DD 150mph spedo 3:58 Diff

We are advised to NOT judge ALL Muslims by the actions of a few lunatics, but we are encouraged to judge ALL gun owners by the actions of a few lunatics. Funny how that works

He strikes quickly and vanishes without a trace.

Since Tango Fox's remark may not clue you in, you missed him. He was a new member, emphasis on was, and Forced's analysis of his posts was actually kind.

He did post his link to bearing threads, yes, but most of them were drug up from the basement of years ago.

When spammers are removed from forums, their messages tend to go with them. In this case, that's what happened.

Chuck,

I just picked up my dial gauge from Harbor Freight. To check for bearing axial play on a 123, should I applying the gauge on the face of the hub close to the outer edge to measure? It seems to me the location of measurement effects results when testing for axial play. I have attached a photo from the DIY article on changing rear wheel bearings and it appears that the hub was put on without the rotor (??) so that the gauge could be mounted to the dust guard. Wouldn't you have to take the hub off again and attach it to the rotor (and reset the bearing tightness)? There's something I'm missing here.



-Jeb

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1985 300TD "Ted", 220,000 miles

Rather odd, I did mine as per this link, although its for a w210, the same should apply to our w123's


http://www.benzworld.org/forums/attachments/w210-e-class/140909d1189010683-photo-diy-wheel-bearing-free-play-4.jpg

Thank You for the info on COOLOBOY1000.

Charlie

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there were three HP ratings on the OM616...

1) Not much power
2) Even less power
3) Not nearly enough power!! 240D w/auto

Anyone that thinks a 240D is slow drives too fast.

80 240D Naturally Exasperated, 4-Spd 388k DD 150mph spedo 3:58 Diff

We are advised to NOT judge ALL Muslims by the actions of a few lunatics, but we are encouraged to judge ALL gun owners by the actions of a few lunatics. Funny how that works

I know it's way up toward the beginning of the thread, but someone mentioned using Scotch-Brite pads to deburr the spindles.... If you go this route, make sure to clean the spindle afterward! The pads leave small, sharp particles behind, which the bearings don't appreciate very much!

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1981 300SD - Sunburn Gold, 200ish k.
1984 300D Turbo "The Green Lantern" - Mango Green (DD) - 183k with no more fingers to count on
1979 300SD "The Whale" - Black (Back-up mega-sled, soon to be for sale!) - 160k and no longer keeping track...
Confucius say: Man who run behind car get exhausted, man who run in front of car get tired.