Mercedes R107 rear hub refurb and bearing removal

This video shows how to refurbish the rear wheel hubs and remove the tapered wheel bearing from the hub of a 1983 R107 Mercedes 280 SL.The video also touches on how to press a new bearing onto the hub although this will be covered in greater detail in a separate video.

[@The_R_Vid]

That rear subframe looks fantastic! Love your videos, keep up the great work!

[@MikesMercsandothercars]

Thank you for your kind comments. Mike

[@ionutboruga6015]

Mike, i cannot find the link for the bearing puller

[@MikesMercsandothercars]

Hello - all links to products are shown at the end of each video. Just type 'hippoproduct' into ebay and you should see the bearing puller listed for £25.50. It is ebay item number 391773336857
Mike

[@rome288]

What kind of puller will you be using to pull on the bearings. I have been trying to figure that one out for a while. Great video btw!

[@MikesMercsandothercars]

Hello - I am going to see if this 36 piece Press and Pull kit does the job. Ebay item number 124098885927 Mike

[@yukselbalci6913]

Hi, Thank you for this video. Could you please provide me the product reference to remove rust on the hub?

[@MikesMercsandothercars]

Thank you for your comment. Evaporust is a fabulous product but expensive. These days I use Bilt Hamber Deox-C crystals which work out much cheaper and basically do the same thing. Both products are available through eBay and Amazon. Mike

[@douglaspearson8231]

Hi Mike. Can you tell the name of manual and its publisher your referencing. Cheers

[@MikesMercsandothercars]

Hello - I am referencing the official Mercedes workshop manual. If you type the following into google, you should be able to find this section online in one of the Mercedes forums:
35-130 Removal and installation of rear axle shaft flange, adjustment of bearings
Mike

[@cav4290]

Thank you for all your detailed videos! Have you tried refurbishing your dashboard? It can be done with a special spray paint (to paint the needles). I will try this on my R107 at some point.

[@MikesMercsandothercars]

Hello - if you do this, let me know how it goes. Both 280SL's are OK in this respect but I suspect the 450SL still languishing in a field will require attention to the dash by the time I het round to it. Mike

[@Bumblesnitch]

What did you use to unscrew that end nut? I can't for the life of me remove it.

[@MikesMercsandothercars]

Thanks for your comment - If I understand you correctly, I used a 'castellated socket set' shown at 2.10 in the video below:
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This particular socket set is useful for a variety of tasks on the SL.
What country do you live in?
Mike

[@Bumblesnitch]

@@MikesMercsandothercars I'm in the US. We found a set at a local auto shop.

[@MikesMercsandothercars]

@@Bumblesnitch Cool - hope it goes well. Mike

[@andraniksimoniyan364]

Hello, I don't understand English, please put a Farsi translation in the caption

[@iancaseley705]

Sound is so bad I can't understand a word

[@MikesMercsandothercars]

Thanks for your comment and sorry about the poor sound quality. It seems fine on my computer but I have since bought a new device so hopefully sound is better on later videos. Mike