Trusty CV joints decided to give way. Had a set rebuilt and installed them. Here are some pictures. Used the drop the diff. method and it worked like a charm. To get the rebuilt axles back into the diff I had to strip the paint off! Talk about close tolerances.

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1983 Mercedes 300SD
1987 Mercedes 300SDL
2001 VW Passat 2.8 AWD
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