Thread: Can a tow truck haul a w123 with rear wheels off?
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Old 09-07-2008, 10:11 AM
Brian Carlton Brian Carlton is offline
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Originally Posted by Ross Davis View Post
Right now, my diff is supported by a bottle jack, and the factor that prevents it from falling closer to the ground is the component of the exhaust system that tracks beneath the driver's side axle. In your experience, has disassembly or lowering of the exhaust by loosening those rubber buckles that hold it in place added much to the exposure for this diff removal? Undoing the rubber "buckles" (I can't come up with a better term right now) and lowering the muffler is not so hard, but then you have to support it with a jack or stand and it gets kind of crowded under there.

Thanks.
I had the benefit of doing all my diff work without the exhaust in place. You might consider the same. On the SD, there is a bolted joint where the downpipe ends. If you unbolt this joint and remove the supporting rubber washers from the tailpipe, you can probably remove the entire aft section of the exhaust system. I've not done a W-123, so, if I'm mistaken, others will surely correct me.
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