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"Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong" Wheel bearing incident!!!

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Old Jan 29, 2015 | 10:11 AM
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Glad to hear you got it sorted out. How did you set the preload? micrometer?
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Great News!
Glad you got it sorted. All this talk about it has made me think about mine - I'm checking them this weekend!
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Old Jan 29, 2015 | 05:42 PM
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Originally Posted by cm60k
Glad to hear that,,



ZAYED,,
Originally Posted by eFifty5AMG
Great news! My hub bearing froze itself to the spindle too. No fun; until it's all fixed
Thanks a lot mates.
Originally Posted by Schweinhund
Glad to hear you got it sorted out. How did you set the preload? micrometer?
Thanks!
Ex-Mercedes dealer mechanic did the pre-load, 80% of Mercedes mechanics here use the old-school method.
When I get an alignment I'll ask the dealer to re-set the pre-load using a dial indicator.
Originally Posted by benzokirk
Glad you got it sorted. All this talk about it has made me think about mine - I'm checking them this weekend!
Cheers. Check the bearings ASAP.
Yeah, I learned a very hard/ almost expensive lesson.


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