[W126 Coupe] Fluid out of wheel center

[Jonathan]

Hello Dick,

Things you find when dealing w/ these beasts day in and day out;-)

Hope you are well!

Jonathan

Dick Spellman wrote:

> 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

>>>     610-731-5453 Cellular

>>>     610-572-4611 Home

>>>     

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1996 S600 Euro "Scharnhorst"
1991 560 SEC Full Euro ECE (for sale)
1991 560 SEC 226Hp/271ft/lbs (TT conversion IP)
1988 300 TE
1989 560 SEC AMG (Mech.lifter/radical cam conv.)
1986 560 SEL 6.0L 32V AMG
1980 280 SE Euro
2006 Z4 3.0Si M-Spec