RT,
Thanks for the offer. Hopefully I'll be OK with the new tools coming in. I needed a come-along anyway to drag a garden shed a few feet. So far I don't really have an "indy" for my MB's and short of fixing the A/C I probably won't. The car is making so much noise just moving it around the yard I think the axle is ready to break altogether anyway so I feel better doing it myself.
I did undo the wheel end of the axles and both sides moved easily so that side'll be OK. Even got a pair of new rotors to put on, a pair I got off E-bay just cause they were cheap. Should be fixed within two weeks barring too much over-time at work :-(