I just changed my rear wheel bearings on my 79 240D and was wondering if anyone knows what the flat bar/tool (see link) is for that comes with the kit? I hope I am not missing a piece on my car! Is it a tool to ease installation or set the end play or something? Just curious if anyone knows.

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Will
www.veggiefuelsystems.ca

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that is to keep the caliper bolts from coming loose, you install it and bend up the tab on the bolt hex head that attaches the caliper to the car. i circled the tabs you bend up in the picture i attached here

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Really? I thought they just used blue locktite...
John

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So it is used between the 2 mounting bolts and the brake caliper? Like a washer? How/where is it bent? One never came off of the car...I think I need to go and have a look asap. Are these always on brake calipers? I don't recall one on my front either.

it is like vstech says, normally there is blue locktite on them, this may be an older aftermarket kit or something, but you can use blue locktite instead

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1967 250 S
1967 280SE
1968 250S
1971 280 SE
1973 220
1974 280 S
1975 450 SEL
1976 220 D
1979 300SD
1983 300 SD
1985 230 TE euro
1986 280SL
1986 500 SEL euro
1986 190E 2.3
1990 300 SE
2003 C230 K
2004 C230 K
1987 560SEL
1987 300SDL now in canada
2005 C230
1998 C43 AMG Sold to DON
1993 190E 2.6
300TD Former daily driver Totaled
current:
R320 CDI
Ram 2500 Cummins

I would use both, just for the hey of it, since you've already got both. You'll still be able to get them apart later, and have the piece of mind that if the car was hit by a mortar shell, atleast these two components would still be together...