On Sun, 20 Nov 2005 11:39:49 -0500 Mitch Haley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> If the diff has homokinetic axles, it may be possible for the diff to
> shift out of position internally while bringing it home with both axles
> removed. I'm not sure if that's a problem with mbz diffs, but with many
> FWD cars you are supposed to remove the axles one at a time, or put a
> special tool in (basically a plastic rod the size of an axle stub)
> before removing the 2nd axle.

When I was busy converting our car, I had a differential sans axle shafts
sent from Dallas to Austin and then took it to a local Indy to get the
seals replaced without any special considerations. In addition, the
precautions you mention above are not even considered in the MB shop
manual.


Craig

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