[W126 Coupe] Fluid out of wheel center

[Dick Spellman]

Hi Jonathan:

Amazing what little tid-bits you throw out there, just amazing.

Dick

Jonathan wrote:

> I wouldn't worry too much, real MB wheel bearing grease is green, so 

> I'm sure that's what's coming out. I like to seal my wheel bearing 

> caps w/ Curil T (hylomar of sorts) to prevent that sort of thing from 

> happening.

>

> Next time you visit the shop (or you can do it yourself, it's not 

> hard) ask them to run a bead of sealant around the wheel bearing 

> caps...no more leakage:)

>

> Jonathan

>

>>

>>     -------- Original Message --------

>>     From: Axel Wulff <axelwulff at hotmail.com>

>>     Date: Mon, October 08, 2007 7:44 pm

>>     To: <mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com>

>>

>>     While cleaning the car yesterday, I noticed that my left front

>>     wheel had a leak out of its center.

>>      

>>     I took the wheel off to get a better look and a few drops on the

>>     hub looked green.

>>      

>>     I could not find an obvious source. The brake lines looked dry,

>>     the calipers had no obvious leaks and the front suspension

>>     components had no streaks that I could see.

>>      

>>     Any idea what could cause this?

>>

>>     Regards,

>>     Axel J. Wulff

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