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Old 09-08-2008, 06:14 PM
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Need Rear Axel

Thanks for your help with this.

My rear axel is going out. The mechanic can replace the bearings but can't find a real axel for a 1983 240d. I can order it online but am hoping I can get one locally in the Cincinnati area.

Any ideas would be appreciated.

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Old 09-08-2008, 06:25 PM
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Ebay axle, lowest price I've found

You can find them sometimes at Advance Auto or NAPA.
But lots of people recommend new, rebuilt by a company in Denver, or junkyard finds.
Lots of places to get em, including the dealer... at a fairly exorbitant sum.
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Old 09-08-2008, 06:58 PM
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If your mechanic can't find an axle for a 240d, then I'd find another mechanic.....
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Old 09-08-2008, 08:02 PM
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Try the auto parts stores for a chinese aftermarket axel. In a city as large as yours some part supplier should have one in stock or available from a regional warehouse to them in less than a day. Somewhere around seventy five dollars sounds about right.

If you are shy on dollars a good used one from the auto salvage places usually will do. The current problem is the unknown life left in it and the recent low cost of a new replacements means it has to be really cheap.

Now if you had a failed five speed transmission in your 240d . Then your thread would become very interesting.

Welcome to the site as well. I see it's your first post. With this site available you really have to work at going wrong. Also with the assistance available here servicing your own car can be a reality.

Spend the accumulated savings over time on wine,woman and song. You may in reality not be older than your car. Soon enough if you take my advice you will certainly feel you are.

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Old 09-08-2008, 09:29 PM
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Thanks, guys. Really appreciate it.

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Old 09-09-2008, 02:22 PM
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If your mechanic can't find an axle for a 240d, then I'd find another mechanic.....
Yeah

I have a pair from 81 300D dont know if they will work. There at the end of the line in terms of the boots but dont even have 200,000 miles on them. You will need to rebuild the boots with boot kits so Ill give it to you for cheap or you could give me enough $$ I can rebuild them.

Just rebuilt a pair last weekend for someone local.
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Old 09-09-2008, 04:23 PM
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Ebay axle, lowest price I've found

You can find them sometimes at Advance Auto or NAPA.
But lots of people recommend new, rebuilt by a company in Denver, or junkyard finds.
Lots of places to get em, including the dealer... at a fairly exorbitant sum.
those are chinese cvs and I hear they are pos. You get what you pay for
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Old 09-09-2008, 04:29 PM
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do them both

if one went the other is surely not far behind. Might as well only pay for the work once as it is the same on both sides no matter what. I'd go with a rebuilt axle but not a Chinese one. That depends on your budget but i know that I'd rather pay a bit more up front than spend money twice. Also find a mechanic that knows what he's doing...a mechanic who can't find an axle...well, I'd be worried, i mean I can find axles in my sleep and I'm not even a mechanic. just my $.02
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Old 09-09-2008, 05:43 PM
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I wish someone would report a bad chinese axel experience for a 123 mercedes. I just see people installing them for the last year or so but no complaints coming forward. I have been watching for any.

I also think it would be a disastor for the chinese maker if they are junk. Their axels come with a lifetime warranty. Yes I realise at any given time they could change their manufacturing name or use some ploy to escape the lifetime warranty. This might cost them the buildup of their distributor network though.

It is now just about hopeless to buy many items of north american and european manufacture at anywhere near competative prices. The world is changing everyday.

It may not be many years until we are driving chinese built cars. This chinese auto parts manufactured could easily be building oem axels for japanese cars at this time for all I know.

The manufacturer insists their quality is good. Time will tell. For the present where are the complaints? If you have personal experience or knowledge other than simple hearsay that this item is inferior it would help other site members decide.
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Old 09-09-2008, 06:14 PM
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I am just going by other chinese products which a lot of it is garbage. For example the daewoo car is an example of bad asian car maker while toyota and honda are good cars. But in the last year or 2 honda and toyota have had recalls on their cars due to poor parts or bad engineering. I have bought replacement parts from india, china for mercedes and they dont fight, poorly made and dont last long.

Now I realize the grim reality of the future of cars is cars being produced in china and how the qaulity and safety standards remains to be seen.

But I ask this question will the Chinese ones last over 20 plus years like the orginal german ones? They wont and other car companies that use asian drive axles are getting replaced more often than ever before because the qaulity just inst there.

It it were my car I would spend the extra money and get a good one that will last much longer and save me money down the road.
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Old 09-09-2008, 10:59 PM
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We all want good quality OEM German parts. Theat is great, but sooner or later the supply is going to dry up of that good German Iron. Due to the constant rising costs, the Germans are are out sourcing to the Chinese and India for their parts. will the quality be there? I don`t know, hope so.

With the aging W123 and W126 fleet, just how much longer is it going to last before they have rusted away and Pick N Pull has crushed the last one? How many more miles are we going to rack up the odometers? I know some more some less. which will last longer the axles or the vehicles?

I have 7 I have pulled at PNP, just because a car is in the JY does not mean the axles are bad. some are some not. I have found some pretty new ones for a good price. also Iam pretty sure the Chinese ones have not arrived here yet, but will be arriving to a Junk Yard near you soon.

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I got my rebuilds from NAPA a couple years ago because I needed them quick. Not sure where they were made... They failed in less than 1000 miles. I took them back, got my money back, and ordered ones from the place in Denver that was mentioned. I haven't had any problems in the past 5000 miles with those.
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Old 09-09-2008, 11:59 PM
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I tend to agree with your statements in general. I do not know the average going rate for a new mercedes axel from a dealer. Thinking 3-400.00 maybe more. I also do not know where the manufactures replacement mercedes axels are presently produced.

There are random suprises that come out of china as well. Quality control is almost non existant on many if not the bulk of their items at present. On the otherhand some of their present merchandise is equal to or dare I say superior to other manufactures efforts worldwide. Many companies certainly do not mind claiming they produce it when in reality they import the item from china.

Historically the chinese are smarter than the japanese but lag developmentally in an economic sense. I suspect they will come on faster than the japanese did and surpass them as an industrialised nation at some point. They are really just getting started remember. I also suspect the prevelant world viewpoint that they cannot obtain enough energy to accomplish what they are trying to do may not be true. . Once again only time will tell.

Who knows? At some point there may even be a chinese built car in your future. I would never have thought for example the korean hyundi brand would be taking sales from the japanese a few years ago. They were pretty junky compared to their present product. I still would not trust one but more and more people seem to be.
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Old 09-10-2008, 12:06 AM
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What about these supposed "new" axles that people have been getting from Advance Auto Parts? I recall a few members here on the forum buying those for like $75 apiece and having good luck with them. You out there?? We're going to be needing a couple axles for my dad's SD rear-end-repair-and-upgrade-project coming up soon.....
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Old 09-10-2008, 01:49 AM
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I got my rebuilds from NAPA a couple years ago because I needed them quick. Not sure where they were made... They failed in less than 1000 miles. I took them back, got my money back, and ordered ones from the place in Denver that was mentioned. I haven't had any problems in the past 5000 miles with those.
NAPA had new Axles made by Ultra8 for 123 chassies.
When I did an internet search I found there was an Ultra8 company in Singapore that had the same logo as the NAPA Ultra8 Axles.
There was also an Ultra8 company in India that makes Axles and other parts.

In addition the New GSP Axles for 123 chassies that members have bought from places like Parts America are unmarked on the box or the part as to where they were made. I was told this by members who bought them who I ask.

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