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Originally Posted by matkinson13
Removed the driver-side rear brake caliper and hose because they're original and sticking. Discovered that the pads and rotor need replacing too, so ordered those. Will finish everything and do the passenger side this weekend.
While she's up on a jack, I looked underneath. Axle boots are good, but the bolts are safety-wired in place. Is this original?
Thanks!
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Before messing around with diff's and half-shafts/axles, I read up on post from our dutch expert Stretch, 7-8 years ago. This was before my propshaft/shalf-shaft adventures beginning in 2020.
On annular half-shafts (around 1986++), Only ever seen the XZN/triple square bolts or the E12 Torx bolts for the diff-mounting side. Never heard about safety-wires, bu on the other hand heard a great deal about loctite used to secure them. The Febi bolt/boot kit for the w201 typically also come with E12 torx micro-encapsulated (blue) non-curing, but tough, threadlock on them. Before installing the axle bolt, I clean diff threads up with a tap, with respect to the 70 Nm (
AFAIK !!) torque for the w201.