Was the above in red from a Front Wheel Bearing Kit?
If so where did you buy the kit.

If a person has time and you can read the numbers off of the old Bearings; sometimes you can buy new Bearings on eBay. The eBay sellers often say or you can read in their photo what country the Bearings are made from.

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84 300D, 82 Volvo 244Gl Diesel

I don't have as big a problem with bearings made by well-known brands like SKF, FAG or Timken. Often the old bearing will have a part number that is commonly availible aftermarket at a typical autoparts store.
From reading here and my own experience it seems that some brands that cater to German-imports, like Meyle, Lemforder and Febi, have questionable quality on certain items.
I just hope it doesn't get so bad that I have to search Pick-N-Pull because decent-quality new parts are no longer availible.

Happy Motoring, Mark

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DrDKW

The above in red is why I started this thread.

The sad thing is that today the part is made in one place; tomorrow someplace else.

With the case of the previously mentioned Made in India Oil Filter it appears that Purolator and STP are buying the Filter from the same maker in India. While the logos on the boxes are different the Boxes even have the same color scheme.

(Past) Brand name Companies are slapping their name on inferior products.

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84 300D, 82 Volvo 244Gl Diesel

you can get a full set of w123/w126 front bearings from timken at AutoZone made in USA, about $40 for all of them. I am generally ruthless if I get trash parts (China) etc...I send them back, at their cost! Done it twice so far....

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-diesel is not just a fuel, its a way of life-
'15 GLK250 Bluetec 118k - mine - (OC-123,800)
'17 Metris(VITO!) - 37k - wifes (OC-41k)
'09 Sprinter 3500 Winnebago View - 62k (OC - 67k)
'13 ML350 Bluetec - 95k - dad's (OC-98k)
'01 SL500 - 103k(km) - dad's (OC-110,000km)
'16 E400 4matic Sedan - 148k - Brothers (OC-155k)

I got the kit, I may have purchased it from here, but can't remember.

Yes, but I wanted the new bearings before I pulled the old ones.

Not a fan of ebay. They and paypal merged, if you don't get one of their credit cards, they don't like you. I no longer have a confirmed address, I used to so I contacted them about it, nothing in response other than get our credit card, fu@k 'em.

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84 CD

When I wanted some made in the US or Japan Ball Bearings and priced them local; they wanted $35-$45 each for them.
On eBay I was able to get Japanese NSKs for $22 each. So except for the down side of some Postage and having to wait for the Bearings eBay has been a good resource.

I have their credit card and liked it when they gave points for Shipping and sometimes to buy the item.
Since that time they have changed there Piont system and I have yet to investigate if they have points redeemed for shipping or the cost of items.
I have been redeeming my points for Cash; but you get only a little Cash for a lot of points.

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84 300D, 82 Volvo 244Gl Diesel

Uro antenna masts are also garbage

Uro antenna masts are also garbage

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84 300D, 82 Volvo 244Gl Diesel

"Buyer Beware: Febi Suspension Parts"
"I put URO flex discs on my 560SEL. They failed within 11 months and when they did, they took out the back of the trans and caused the air bags to deploy. It's now a parts car"
Details on the below thread:
Buyer Beware: Febi Suspension Parts

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84 300D, 82 Volvo 244Gl Diesel

Bosch Voltage Regulator - made in Hungary according to the label.

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1987 300TDT - 195,000 (Original #14 head)
1993 190E 2.3 - 105,000
1981 300D - 250,000

Perhaps against my better judgment, I bought some Meyle font bearing kits. The box says "Made in China", as you indicated, but the bearing simply says "Meyle Germany" -- not "Made in Germany". I interpret that as Meyle identifying itself as a German company, but the bearings are still made in China. It's like how Apple says their products are "Designed in California", but "Made in China".

I'm pretty worried about installing these now. Apparently SKF are made in Mexico. How about Ruville? Are they made in Germany? Are there any other German or European options? If not, I might just repack them if they don't look too bad...

This is frustrating.

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-1985 300TD - 324k mi on chassis. MB "Tauschaggregat" 617 motor + 4-speed conversion
Alaska Roadtrip 2009
-2002 E320 Wagon - 197k mi
-1998 E320 Wagon - 310k mi - retired

We have a bearing brand down here Nachi Quest, made by Nachi-Fujikoshi corp. Made in Japan. They used to be junk years ago but now they appear to be as good as any. Their price is very competitive.
We also get NTN bearings that are made in Taiwan. they are good as well.
I havent seen Chinese or Indian bearings in the after market down here. The local bearing supply places would not be game to sell junk that failed premature, word travels too fast !!

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I no longer question authority, I annoy authority. More effect, less effort....

1967 230-6 auto parts car. rust bucket.
1980 300D now parts car 800k miles
1984 300D 500k miles
1987 250td 160k miles English import
2001 jeep turbo diesel 130k miles
1998 jeep tdi ~ followed me home. Needs a turbo.
1968 Ford F750 truck. 6-354 diesel conversion.
Other toys ~J.D.,Cat & GM ~ mainly earth moving

if Nachi made a bearing that I could use on my MB, I would use it. I use Japanese made Nachi bearings on all of the machines in my shop, and they are fantastic.

I picked up a Bosch remanufactured alternator for my W123 300D yesterday, and it was reworked in Germany. (supplied voltage regulator was made in Spain) The gentleman at the counter suggested turning and running from Bosch electrical parts made in Brazil, but stated that the German stuff seemed to still be good.

The Pilkington brand windshield I installed was made in Mexico, and is of excellent quality, and the authentic MB windshield gasket came with a tag stating it was made in Germany, but on one of the lower corners of the gasket it had "USA" molded in to it... No idea what that indicates.

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'77 300D Euro Delivery
OM617 turbo / 4-speed swap
404 Milanbraun Metallic / 134 Dattel MB-Tex

Current status:
* Undergoing body work

My '77 300D progress thread

Honda parts, lexus and toyota parts made by meyle say "MEYLE JAPAN" same for german and america cars yet made in china/taiwan. More money is made cutting corners ........didnt you get the memo lol?

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Wie lange wird Ihr Auto leben?

Yeah, no "made in", but I don't have any issues yet.

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84 CD

I previously mentioned that if you have the Bearing Number you can source them on eBay and get made and Japan or USA Berings.

However, I have used the Made in China Bearings on the Front Wheels of my other Vehicles (before I was on the internet) with no premature failure issues. All outlasted my ownership if the Cars.

But, Front Wheel Bearings are easy to get at. If I was doing the Rear Bearings on a Mercedes I would for sure want good quality Bearings due to the amount of work it takes to do the job and yo sure do not want to damage anything back there.

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84 300D, 82 Volvo 244Gl Diesel