Well in my case I can see inside the boot and all of the oil has clearly leaked out.

You can simply rap the boot with duct tape. How much has leaked out?

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Check the Pick n Pull yards. Just because this is the end of the line for all these fine pieces of engenering, there are good parts on them.

I pulled an axle off an old beat up ratty rusty 240D last June in Portland Oregon at a PNP, the PO had just replaced the R/R axle, wasn`t even dirty. $25 out the door.

There are a ton of W126 in the PNP from the clunker program, most are the 2nd gen 126, so not sure if the axles are the same as the first generation like the 300SD.

saw 560SEL with 129xxx miles .


Charlie

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there were three HP ratings on the OM616...

1) Not much power
2) Even less power
3) Not nearly enough power!! 240D w/auto

Anyone that thinks a 240D is slow drives too fast.

80 240D Naturally Exasperated, 4-Spd 388k DD 150mph spedo 3:58 Diff

We are advised to NOT judge ALL Muslims by the actions of a few lunatics, but we are encouraged to judge ALL gun owners by the actions of a few lunatics. Funny how that works

There aren't any good yards around my town and the pick n pull in cleveland only has a 126

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First, this is not a repair, this is like first aid to get your car back to the house, or shop for repairs.

They make some really sticky grease. its blue.... I can't remember the name of it, think it was chevron brand. anyway, using a spoon pack the grease into the rip, until everything is covered in it. if you have duct tape, like Jeremy said, wrap it up and use some baling wire, and you are good to roll.

I didn't have duct tape. it took about 4 hours for the grease to fall out. then i had to re-spoon it.

When I got home I installed a pick n pull axle.

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I know it isn't a repair. It's just enough to keep me held up until Christmas.

The axle isn't making noise so I'm hoping I can buy time until I get it replaced this christmas.

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DO NOT buy the advance auto $100 axles, they aren't worth a damn. I bought them(I drive essentially a parts car) and the boots ripped after 20k.

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$60 OM617 Blank Exhaust Flanges
$110 OM606 Blank Exhaust Flanges
No merc at the moment

So let me get this straight, I need to replace me axle even thought the CV joint is okay? I just want a new boot, what do I do?

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Ian White

1995 E300 Diesel w124 OM606
2014 E550 w212 M278 biturbo

2001 BMW 740i E38 M62 (past)
1981 300SD w126 OM617 (past)

Well for me at the moment it is a bit more cost effective to just get a whole new axle as opposed to repacking the old one and hoping my 1500 miles of driving haven't damaged it.

For you a repack is in order. Dieselgiant has a great write up on it, but he skips all of the steps that are the hardest (removing the tire, draining the differential, and other misc stuff I don't remember).

I'm almost tempted to do this myself. I just wish I had more time before school!

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So to buy me some time I went all crazy on some gear goop stuff from Chevron and I got a lot of duct tape.

I filled the boot with the goop and sealed it with duct tape.

Tell me what you think It was a lot harder to do then it looks since I don't have a jack right now

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Coming from a guy who had a "365 Days of Duct Tape" daily calander.... I approve!

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Want to place bets on how long it's going to last?

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I this that borders on offensive, personally, but I understand you just want to get the axle to hold up another month. Whatever works!

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84 300D 255K "Mr B" ("Mr Becker")
79 300D 265K "Mrs B"
85 300TD 175K "Mali" (Sold)
74 Ford F-100 74K "Bonnie" (Sold)
67 Jeepster Commando (Sold)

I have you beat: my Advance auto axle failed before the car came off of the jack stands. The boot on the second one started leaking within 1 mile, then the inner join came apart after maybe 3000 miles. Definitely not worth it!

Check out:
GSK Axles - NOT WORTH IT, no matter how low the price

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84 300D 255K "Mr B" ("Mr Becker")
79 300D 265K "Mrs B"
85 300TD 175K "Mali" (Sold)
74 Ford F-100 74K "Bonnie" (Sold)
67 Jeepster Commando (Sold)

If I get 20k out of them I'll consider that reasonable for the $70/side. If I count correctly the axle swap is about 8 bolts and a c-clip harder than changing the diff fluid. I can spare an afternoon and $140 every 2 years...

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'84 300D
'97 Jeep XJ lots of mods
'01 Subaru Forester

I do too. I am mildy embarrassed I had to do this.

On the other hand, I am quite tempted to be a lazy redneck and see how long it lasts

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