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Old 03-18-2010, 10:36 AM
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Originally Posted by jimandsuzy View Post
I agree the american way sets the bearing looser than MB. American cars don't have wheel bearing problems so I say again, how does the bearing know it's in a MB?
That's an excellent question. The difference is the nut. The typical domestic vehicle uses a nut with zero drag, so it's easy to "feel" the proper adjustment. The MB clamping nut makes adjustment by feel impossible.
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