Gents,

I've stopped for the evening on replacing the axle shafts. So far, I've got the diffy drained, unmounted, and opened. The upper shock bolts are loosend and the long bolt holds the wheel to the shaft has been removed. Its taken about 6 hrs for me to get this far. The serious business is about to begin...

Just one quick question.... whats the best way to get the circle lock clips off the axle shaft inside the differential? The ends of the circle clip are clearly visible and I've tried to pop it off using a screwdriver combined with a rubber mallet.

Just one more thing.... my 240 D seems to have some kind of torsion bar, should I just unbolt the bar from the wheel linkage assembly or should I not mess around with this?

Many thanks,

Butch