The pneumatic “boot stretcher” is around $150, I think. You’ve also got to use the correct type of boot, too, as the stock boots won’t stretch that much.
It’s nice to have the right tool for the job, but I couldn’t justify it. -D > On Nov 29, 2018, at 11:50 AM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > On 29/11/2018 8:13 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: >> Michael, >> >> I looked into this when I had my former W123 last year. It’s really a >> toss-up, based on what’s available to you and how much you want to spend. >> >> You can by cheap imported rebuilt axles. >> >> You can have your axles rebuilt, to the tune of maybe $250/each >> >> If you can find someone with the special expander tool, you can clean out >> the joints, regrease them, and have them install new boots >> >> If you’re going the cheap route since the car has minimal investment in it, >> I would buy some of the cheap imported rebuilt axles. >> >> -D >> >> https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=Dorman-614-035 > > If you might do this again, the tool is not all that expensive. > > RB > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
