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