wheel bearing
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From: Princeton NJ
2015 E350 4matic Sport and 2011 C300 4matic sport
wheel bearing
I have jsut been told that I have a right front wheel bearing going bad on my 2006 E350 AWD. My friednly tire guy took it for a test drive and pput it on the hoist and confirmed that the low level hum I heard is from a wheel bearing.
Can a regular foreign car mechanic fix this or do I have to take it to a dealer?Any idea what it might cost? will it just keep getting louder or might it freeze up? Thanks.
Can a regular foreign car mechanic fix this or do I have to take it to a dealer?Any idea what it might cost? will it just keep getting louder or might it freeze up? Thanks.
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From: Louisiana
03 E500 and Corvette
I have not changed my bearings yet. From what I have seen in the manual it is pretty much straight forward. Make sure that the replacement oil seal is a MB seal. The seal contains 4 magnets for the abs system. If you use aftermarket it won't contain the magnets. Ok,, the MB seal will be about $40 but pay it. The bearings are also straight forward. The only difference I really see is the pinch bolt on the bearing nut.
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03 E500 and Corvette
