I want to say 40 grams...


We replaced my front bearings just for the piece of mind.. Pretty cheap job... seeing as the ones in the hubs were original and still in decent shape.


I used some valvoline synthetic bearing grease rated for disc brakes and we just packed them the old fashioned way. No excess was visible and smeared a little in the hub and cap..No grease leakage or issue since we did it 6 months ago.

The Don,

Which method did you use to remove the races?

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Current Stable:
1994 S500 v140, 210k miles, white with grey.

Former Mercedes in the Stable:
1983 300CD Turbo diesel 515k mi sold (rumor has it, that it has 750k miles on it now)
1984 300CD Turbo Diesel 150 k mi sold
1982 300D Turbo Diesel 225 sold
1987 300D Turbo Diesel 255k mi sold
1988 300 CE AMG Hammer 15k mi sold
1986 "300E" Amg Hammer 88k mi sold (it was really a 200, not even an E (124.020)
1992 500E 156k mi sold
etc.

Surf showed me the hammer and punch method..

use good quality punches... not the harbor freight ones... then use the old race to tap in the new race


I wanted to try the dry ice method.. use dry ice on the races so they shrink from the cold

Hmm, I could try that, but id rather do that on hubs I dont care much about.

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Current Stable:
1994 S500 v140, 210k miles, white with grey.

Former Mercedes in the Stable:
1983 300CD Turbo diesel 515k mi sold (rumor has it, that it has 750k miles on it now)
1984 300CD Turbo Diesel 150 k mi sold
1982 300D Turbo Diesel 225 sold
1987 300D Turbo Diesel 255k mi sold
1988 300 CE AMG Hammer 15k mi sold
1986 "300E" Amg Hammer 88k mi sold (it was really a 200, not even an E (124.020)
1992 500E 156k mi sold
etc.

I've been trying to glean bits and pieces from all of the postings, but would love it if someone could give me a step by step...with photos of course There was a posting about rear bearing replacement, with photos every step of the way...yes please!

I found the parts for the job, but now need the brains Thanks in advance!

-300CD luver

Always replace both bearings.

I rebuilt an old H-D four-speed transmission, and to install the main bearing race, the FSM says to heat the case to 300F and cool the race to 0F using an oven and a freezer. The race dropped right into the hole and rotated easily. Once the case cooled, the race was in there very tight.