Hey Charlie! {subframe} - Page 2 - PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum

Stretch · #1 07-18-2011, 02:57 AM

Are you sure you're not going to paint?

It does look nice - here's mine:-

jt20 · #2 07-19-2011, 02:15 AM

I am concerned about the pinion seal and using brake cleaner. I think I'll wipe it out with mineral spirits first and make brake cleaner my backup plan. Interesting about the paint, Charlie.

There are just over 200k miles on the diff. When I last replaced the fluid it smelled and looked horrendous!

Are you guys really gunna make me paint this thing. ugh. I'll take another picture and you might change your minds. It appears that Heinrich and Gustav left their signatures on my subframe before it left Stuttgart. Seriously. Theres numbers all over it.

charmalu · #3 07-19-2011, 02:44 AM

When I swaped in a lower milage 2:88 in the 85 and the 3:58 in the 240, I just wiped then out the best I could then used a rag and Mineral Spirits to wipe out the bottom.

Then added the new oil. you can do a short oil change and then lower the diff and remove the rear cover and wipe it out to see what you have. Iam using Synthetic, they say it is suppose to clean things up.

Charlie

Stretch · #4 07-19-2011, 02:31 AM

Need to preserve graffiti?

http://www.eastwood.com/ew-diamond-clear-satin-bare-metal-aerosol-11-oz.html

jt20 · #5 07-19-2011, 02:37 AM

son of a.... There's no way out of it, ehh?

Stretch · #6 07-19-2011, 02:37 AM

This isn't a great picture but here's one of my diff after cleaning just before I put the cover back on.

charmalu · #7 07-19-2011, 02:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Army

This isn't a great picture but here's one of my diff after cleaning just before I put the cover back on.

The 2 gears one either end of the rusty shaft, are those the Spider gears? those were loose and wobley on the old 240`s diff before I swaped it out. really had a rumble out of back of the car. and the oil was real sparkley too.

Charlie

Stretch · #8 07-19-2011, 03:03 AM

I don't know if it those gears are called spider gears and I know it looks rusty - it wasn't - honest gov! I don't know what it was though it didn't come off easily so I left it there.

Marvelicious · #9 07-19-2011, 04:34 AM

Yup, those are commonly called spider gears. The other two are usually called drive gears or side gears.

Stretch · #10 07-19-2011, 01:46 PM

Good one marvelicious - thanks for that.

Marvelicious · #11 07-19-2011, 03:05 PM

I come from a 4x4 background. Gears become pretty important when you run tires half again the size of the stockers.

patbob · #12 07-19-2011, 06:20 PM

Very slick. Wish I'd thought of that when I did my trailing arm bushings. I'd be especially interested in seeing how it goes back in.. holler if you'd like some help or a beer-toating rubbernecker.

I'd offer to loan you my my bushing installation tool, but it's probably too low tech since it's just some all thread, nuts and washers

jt20 · #13 07-19-2011, 09:35 PM

Patbob, consider yourself invited. Charlie probably wants to do it on Wednesday, but I think I might have work until 6-ish.

absolute latest will be Friday. Send a pm (do you recall meeting around 2008-ish? I think you were using some injection lines for a photo-shoot)

I think if charlie wasn't coming up, thats exactly what I would use. I actually have a similar setup used for the front LCA. Bring it, we'll try it out - never know whats guna happen.

andrewjtx · #14 07-19-2011, 09:42 PM

I need to post up pics of all my newly powdercoated rear-end. Now if it would only get a little cooler than 105 outside, I could think about getting all the new bushings back in mine and back in the car. Eagerly awaiting JT & Charlie's posts on this.

-Andrew

jt20 · #15 07-19-2011, 09:47 PM

105? theres shade under the car.... what are you complaining about!? Its probably a cool 77 degrees under there, with an annoying breeze that blows dirt in your eyes.

Sounds like heaven to me.

I can't believe all you people painted your rear ends... its like a frat party on this thread.