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Forum: Diesel Discussion

03-14-2013, 02:03 PM

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Wheel bearing play... is my Mecedes Manual wrong?

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Posted By alanclrk

I've done other wheel bearings but I'm not a...

I've done other wheel bearings but I'm not a professional mechanic and I appreciate checking the adjustment with a dial indicator. It also meant I finally used the dial indicator after having bought...

Forum: Diesel Discussion

03-12-2013, 06:54 PM

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Wheel bearing play... is my Mecedes Manual wrong?

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Posted By alanclrk

Thanks all!!!

Thanks all!!!

Forum: Diesel Discussion

03-12-2013, 06:52 PM

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Wheel bearing play... is my Mecedes Manual wrong?

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Posted By alanclrk

I have had Factory manuals for some Japanese car,...

I have had Factory manuals for some Japanese car, Toyota and Nissan which were really good. Bentley does stuff for a lot of the German cars but not Mercedes. Haynes manuals can be pretty good but...

Forum: Diesel Discussion

03-12-2013, 09:52 AM

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Wheel bearing play... is my Mecedes Manual wrong?

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Posted By alanclrk

They sure didn't invent documentation that is...

They sure didn't invent documentation that is hard to read and use. My Harbor Freight dial face rotates. I was doing it correctly I just wasn't figuring out how the manual was trying to tell me to...

Forum: Diesel Discussion

03-12-2013, 12:39 AM

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Wheel bearing play... is my Mecedes Manual wrong?

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Posted By alanclrk

I follow you... 2mm is not much, is it. Why...

I follow you... 2mm is not much, is it. Why don't they right "be sure to pre-load the dial gauge so as to not have it bottom out when pushing the flange in and out"

Forum: Diesel Discussion

03-12-2013, 12:14 AM

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Wheel bearing play... is my Mecedes Manual wrong?

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Posted By alanclrk

qwerty... you found what I was missing. I still...

qwerty... you found what I was missing. I still don't understand what they are talking about with 2mm pre-load.... unless that means move the dial indicator in (at least) 2mm. There might be a...

Forum: Diesel Discussion

03-11-2013, 11:09 PM

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Wheel bearing play... is my Mecedes Manual wrong?

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Posted By alanclrk

If you go to this link, at the bottom there is a...

If you go to this link, at the bottom there is a pdf file which is a copy of the manual I am referring to. Step 6 pg 266

Front wheel bearing removal? - Benzworld.org - Mercedes-Benz Discussion...

Forum: Diesel Discussion

03-11-2013, 10:50 PM

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Wheel bearing play... is my Mecedes Manual wrong?

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Posted By alanclrk

In any case it is the only measurement I am...

In any case it is the only measurement I am seeing in the Manual... 2 mm. It certainly is possible I am missing something and that is the point of my question but I don't understand what. I don't...

Forum: Diesel Discussion

03-11-2013, 10:44 PM

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Wheel bearing play... is my Mecedes Manual wrong?

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Posted By alanclrk

doesn't that translate into looking for 2mm worth...

doesn't that translate into looking for 2mm worth of movement?

Forum: Diesel Discussion

03-11-2013, 09:35 PM

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Wheel bearing play... is my Mecedes Manual wrong?

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Posted By alanclrk

Wheel bearing play... is my Mecedes Manual wrong?

I know the recommended procedure people are following for setting front wheel bearing is to use a dial indicator and, with the base on the rotor measure the end play of the spindle. People are...

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