Front hub seals

[dieselbenz1]

Any recommendations for hub seals for a 05 e320 cdi? Just getting ready for a repack and wondering what brand others have used febi seems to be in stock at a supplier close by. The MB ones are getting costly but then again it's fairly labor intensive if the job needs to be redone.

[87tdwagen]

It's been a long time since I last did my hub seals. FWIW I recall using TRW seals from Napa. It's been better than 15 years 100k miles since with no issue. Still running original bearings 310k miles and counting. I keep them adjusted when doing brakes.

Good luck

[Sugar Bear]

You may already know this...on my '08 E350 those seals are magnetic and are the tone rings for sensing wheel speed. There is a special procedure for installation to avoid breaking the magnet, another forum member alerted me to this. The '05 may be the same.

Good luck!!!

[dieselbenz1]

Napa now sell Altrum seals for $32 each but I ordered febi ones for $16 each.MB want $49 each. So I'll let you know.

Yes these seals do have the built in tone ring that's one reason I was curious.

[dieselbenz1]

These are the febi seals I purchased and they look correct so far. The magnets for the tone ring appear to be less than 1mm thick so I see where you have to be gentle on installion.

[Zulfiqar]

That tone ring looks dodgy in the last picture, check it again before install.

to pull it in - use a bearing puller or a couple of large washers and some threaded rod to gently pull the seal in - hammering/shocking the seal can break those magnets.

[dieselbenz1]

Ya it looks worse than it is my magnetic viewer is warped so only 1/4 of the seal can be in focus.