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Originally Posted by clm
A bad wheel bearing not taken care of Will result in failure. For real man! The 140 I repaired had 90 k on it and the bearing seized on to the spindle and had to be cut off with a tourch. It was the original owner and had never had them touched. (original grease still in the other side- what was left of it).
Most people, and it appears that you Chas have the "Americanized" mentality when it comes to mantinance. Use it and throw it away. Well these cars were designed to be maintained and to last for very long periods of time. Its disgusting to me the way average people treat there cars and especially M.B.'s .
I am not meaning to be disrespectfull to you sir, but I am thankfull I never had someone like you working on my car.
I have have NEVER seen some ones car break down from being over maintained. LOL
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I never claimed a bad wheel bearing should be not repaired.
I have seen cars breakdown, even ruined, from being mismaintained. And apparently so have you. Certainly a Benz will go 90K without a wheel bearing problem.
What is the factory recommended service interval for wheel bearings? Look it up in your owners manual.
As far as me working on your car, I likely would tell you I wasn't interested. But surely in a more colorful way.