On Sun, 18 Dec 2011 14:38:13 -0500 John Ingram wrote:
> At least I got home. The axle on my 83 240D has failed.
Attached is a ZIP file of the pictures I took while doing the job. I've
sent one directly to you, John, so you don't have to wait for the large
email to be approved.
Craig
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The prices you mention seem high. Call Rusty in the morning, I'm sure he has
them cheaper than his web site shows.
If necessary I could sell you one of my 240D shafts, but the shipping would not
be cheap unless you're very close to southern Michigan.
Mitch.
John Ingram writes:
> Over the years I have taken most of this car apart but never an axle.
> Is it difficult to replace? I notice that there are replacement
> axles available starting at $159.95, remanufactured at $270, and GKN
> Drivetech at $471. Does anyone have any experience with these
The two kinds are interchangeable. There are spacers on the diff end you
may have to change to get the clip to set tight to the side gear.
Mike
On Dec 18, 2011 2:52 PM, "Rich Thomas"
wrote:
> They are pretty easy to replace if you follow the procedure. The worst
> part is opening the diff to g
They are pretty easy to replace if you follow the procedure. The worst
part is opening the diff to get at the clip, and getting it back in.
Make sure you first open the filler so you can be sure that you will be
able to refill the diff through a non-seized filler. Also make sure you
have ade
It's not a hard job at all. I could go through it but if you google r&r
w123 axle shaft there are a couple good writeups already.
Mike
On Dec 18, 2011 2:38 PM, "John Ingram" wrote:
> At least I got home. The axle on my 83 240D has failed. Tap tap tap
> turned into clack clack clack in about 1
Yes it's the axle shaft. The cheap ones are Chinese! I've never done this job
but plenty here have.
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On Dec 18, 2011, at 2:38 PM, John Ingram wrote:
At least I got home. The axle on my 83 240D has failed. Tap tap tap turned
into clack clack clack in about 10 miles of dri
At least I got home. The axle on my 83 240D has failed. Tap tap tap
turned into clack clack clack in about 10 miles of driving. While
crawling around under the car on the side of the road, I discovered
that the outer boot on the passenger side axle is torn and that is
where the sound was
