Re: [MBZ] I got them out!!!
On Wed, 1 Mar 2023 17:31:04 + Rick Knoble via Mercedes wrote: > Strong work 💪. > I'm glad you had success! Thank you, Rick. Craig ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] I got them out!!!
On Wed, 1 Mar 2023 11:55:41 -0500 Kevin Kraly via Mercedes wrote: > Attaboy! Thank you, Kevin. Craig ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] I got them out!!!
Strong work 💪. I'm glad you had success! Rick From: mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: February 28, 2023 8:54 PM To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Reply-to: mercedes@okiebenz.com Cc: diese...@pisquared.net Subject: [MBZ] I got them out!!! It was fairly warm in the Big Room today, so I worked on getting the rear axle half-shafts removed from the 1980 300SD which has been sitting up on jackstands for months. I had previously removed the bolts from the outer ends of the half-shafts, unfastened the brake calipers and hung them with coat hanger wire from the antisway bar, drained the differential, removed the rear cover from the differential to look around inside, and put it back on to contain the stench from the gear oil. Today I again removed the rear cover and then used one of my radio removal tools (140 589 02 33 00) to pull the axle clips. I then jacked the differential (without rear cover) as far as it would go. I took the 15 mm socket on the 3/8" extension and a newly-acquired 5# dead blow hammer from Harbor Freight and drove the outboard ends of the shafts inward and out of the wheel hubs. After sliding them to the back like Philip said he did, I was able to pull the shafts outward and remove them from the car. I did have to do the work in 3 or so streches with rest between them, but I was able to get it done! The attached pictures show the progress and why I need to have them repaired. Craig ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] I got them out!!!
Attaboy! Kevin in Lexington, NC Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 28, 2023, at 9:54 PM, Craig via Mercedes wrote: > > It was fairly warm in the Big Room today, so I worked on getting the rear > axle half-shafts removed from the 1980 300SD which has been sitting up on > jackstands for months. > > I had previously removed the bolts from the outer ends of the > half-shafts, unfastened the brake calipers and hung them with coat hanger > wire from the antisway bar, drained the differential, removed the rear > cover from the differential to look around inside, and put it back on to > contain the stench from the gear oil. > > Today I again removed the rear cover and then used one of my radio > removal tools (140 589 02 33 00) to pull the axle clips. I then jacked > the differential (without rear cover) as far as it would go. I took the > 15 mm socket on the 3/8" extension and a newly-acquired 5# dead blow > hammer from Harbor Freight and drove the outboard ends of the shafts > inward and out of the wheel hubs. After sliding them to the back like > Philip said he did, I was able to pull the shafts outward and remove them > from the car. > > I did have to do the work in 3 or so streches with rest between them, but > I was able to get it done! The attached pictures show the progress and why > I need to have them repaired. > > > Craig > > > > > ___ > 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
Re: [MBZ] I got them out!!!
Definitely. I hate the brute force stuff. -D > On Feb 28, 2023, at 7:57 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes > wrote: > > Strong work! > > --FT > Sent from iFōn > >> On Feb 28, 2023, at 9:54 PM, Craig via Mercedes >> wrote: >> >> It was fairly warm in the Big Room today, so I worked on getting the rear >> axle half-shafts removed from the 1980 300SD which has been sitting up on >> jackstands for months. >> >> I had previously removed the bolts from the outer ends of the >> half-shafts, unfastened the brake calipers and hung them with coat hanger >> wire from the antisway bar, drained the differential, removed the rear >> cover from the differential to look around inside, and put it back on to >> contain the stench from the gear oil. >> >> Today I again removed the rear cover and then used one of my radio >> removal tools (140 589 02 33 00) to pull the axle clips. I then jacked >> the differential (without rear cover) as far as it would go. I took the >> 15 mm socket on the 3/8" extension and a newly-acquired 5# dead blow >> hammer from Harbor Freight and drove the outboard ends of the shafts >> inward and out of the wheel hubs. After sliding them to the back like >> Philip said he did, I was able to pull the shafts outward and remove them >> from the car. >> >> I did have to do the work in 3 or so streches with rest between them, but >> I was able to get it done! The attached pictures show the progress and why >> I need to have them repaired. >> >> >> Craig >> >> >> >> >> ___ >> 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 > ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] I got them out!!!
On Tue, 28 Feb 2023 21:57:46 -0500 Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes wrote: > Strong work! Thank you! Now I need to recover ... Craig ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] I got them out!!!
Strong work! --FT Sent from iFōn > On Feb 28, 2023, at 9:54 PM, Craig via Mercedes wrote: > > It was fairly warm in the Big Room today, so I worked on getting the rear > axle half-shafts removed from the 1980 300SD which has been sitting up on > jackstands for months. > > I had previously removed the bolts from the outer ends of the > half-shafts, unfastened the brake calipers and hung them with coat hanger > wire from the antisway bar, drained the differential, removed the rear > cover from the differential to look around inside, and put it back on to > contain the stench from the gear oil. > > Today I again removed the rear cover and then used one of my radio > removal tools (140 589 02 33 00) to pull the axle clips. I then jacked > the differential (without rear cover) as far as it would go. I took the > 15 mm socket on the 3/8" extension and a newly-acquired 5# dead blow > hammer from Harbor Freight and drove the outboard ends of the shafts > inward and out of the wheel hubs. After sliding them to the back like > Philip said he did, I was able to pull the shafts outward and remove them > from the car. > > I did have to do the work in 3 or so streches with rest between them, but > I was able to get it done! The attached pictures show the progress and why > I need to have them repaired. > > > Craig > > > > > ___ > 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
