greasing

[gnj588d]

Just doing the greasing on my 66. 230, the owners manual shows three grease nipples on the drive shaft
I can only see two ,the manual shows one at the front and two at the rear,the one in the carrier is accessible
through a small port in the carrier,mine has the port but no nipple or provision for it,was it omitted on some cars.
I have done 19 in total  . Cheers .Mike.

[wwheeler]

If you are talking about the center bearing, the Mercedes replacement is a sealed bearing and does not require maintenence. Maybe yours has already been replaced?

[gnj588d]

thanks wwheeler,thats what I was thinking.Cheers.Mike.

[alchemist]

I am not aware that the shaft needs to be greased, however the front suspension needs greasing at several points, in particular, the kingpin.

[wwheeler]

One grease point for sure is on the front near the flange. Lubes the self centering ball. It has a grease fitting on one end and then and check valve 180* away. The check valve squirts grease out when there is adequate grease in the cavity. This is very often neglected. When I greased my W111 for the first time, I think I put 20 pumps into it.

Another is the center bearing. If it has been replaced, it may use a sealed bearing that does not need additional lube. Don't forget about these grease points and they are on the chart.

It is also possible that the U joints need greasing if they were replaced with ones requiring that.