The left rear wheel bearing on my W123 took a dump on me a few months ago. The repair was lengthy and unpleasant. I don't know if it's the same on a W124, but if it is, budget a full weekend for it. Or just farm it out if you can afford it.

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Whoever said there's nothing more expensive than a cheap Mercedes never had a cheap Jaguar.

83 300D Turbo with manual conversion, early W126 vented front rotors and H4 headlights 401,xxx miles
08 Suzuki GSX-R600 M4 Slip-on 26,xxx miles
88 Jaguar XJS V12 94,xxx miles. Work in progress.
99 Mazda Miata 183,xxx miles.