Oooops. I forgot we were talking about a 300CD. I've never seen the arrangement of the rear suspension on one of those. I'd imagine it's very similar to the W123 300D, which is almost _identical_ to a W126.

In fact, the (used) trailing arms that I got were from a W123 and they fit the W126 perfectly, save for the parking brake cables which were the wrong length.

The job is a royal pain, but now I am secure in the knowledge that when it comes time to pull and replace the axle shafts, I will be ready and able to do it quickly.


Chris Blanchard