C43 o/s/f wheel bearing - part number?

[Gridlock]

Hiya,

Anyone got access to a MB parts catalogue?

Noticed a lot of play in my osf wheel last night, so it's going in to my local indy Friday - does the 43 have a different part to standard 202s?

Cheers

 

[andy27168]

Hi,
Wheel bearings for the C43 whether there front or rear are the same as any other W202.
Unless yours is rumbling I very much doubt it is worn out, just get it repacked with grease and the pre-load adjusted, I very much doubt it will need anything else.
A new front wheel bearing from Euro's is approx. £15, and should,nt take more than an hour to fit if you go for a new item.

 

[BlackC55]

Just re-grease it and adjust it.

 

[Will]

Ditto - Textbook mehod involves using a dial guage but taking 95% of the slack out by feel is better than not adjusting it!

My CLK55 had full MBSH and yet both front wheel bearings needed slight adjustment. Has been fine ever since

Will

 

[Gridlock]

Ah, will have a look at that - had a quick shifty but they're not the same as the bearings I'm used to adjusting (VW) so I wussed out

Cheers guys

 

[Will]

Hi Gridlock,

Just need to pop the wheel off, clean and then remove the metal (tin!) dust cap from the centre and there's adjusting nut with an hex-bolt locking clamp on it.

Slacken the hex bolt and adjust the bearing as you would normally. IIRC the MB spec is very low for free play - something like 0.01-0.02mm IIRC but as I'm sure you'll appreciate, taking out the noticable play that you currently have will be a vast improvement.

You can always fine-tune the adjustment up to the last '00th of a mm at a later date...

Will