I finally got the rear wheel bearing assembly apart today. I have the repair kit but it is missing the crush washer (it had 2 slotted nuts, no crush washer which is called a spacing sleeve in MB manual).

What is the purpose of the crush washer? Can I use the old one if I make a spacer to go next to it? How thick should the spacer be?

I'll try the dealer FRI but they usually don't have the parts I want and I need car running by SUN.

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