My apologies for opening a new post discussing the replacement of the boot, I read multiple old post. I figured instead of reviving one of them with my question, I start a new one. If anything it will reveale just how little I know.

Here it goes; I've replace these boot on many other vehicles. I have not replaced one on any of my Benz until my 1984 300D reveale a cracked boot yesterday as I was rotating the tires. I would think the spline had one of those spring clip to seperate the shaft from the actual bearing. Are the shaft on the 300D that perminant they cannot be seperated?

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1984 300D, 1972 LT1 Corvette, 2014 Artic White 3LT/Z51 C7, 2013 650i Convertible BMW, 1994 Kawasaki Vulcan, 1992 Yamaha Seca II and 1996 Dodge Ram 2500.