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Old 03-15-2013, 02:27 PM
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Are you saying that all I have to do is take the left side drive axle and move it to the right side and vice versa with the left side?
Hi Paul,

Yes, by swapping the shafts to opposite sides the wear in the spider are no longer in the driving direction.

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Also, Doesn't the differential back cover have to come off so that I can remove the Axle keeper?
The 560SL has annular axleshafts and part of the inner CV joint remains on the differential when you remove the Allen bolts for the purpose of swapping sides. The axle keeper clip only pertains to homokinetic axleshafts where the differential back cover has to come off for the shafts to be removed. But not on your model if you are swapping sides only. The differential back cover will have to be removed if you are installing new ones. Post a pick of your differential with the shafts attached in case previous owner installed homokinetic axleshafts, but I doubt it. Please do comeback if you need further assistance.
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