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Old 07-23-2010, 11:54 AM
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Originally Posted by Manual Life View Post
save yourself some money on the whole project first. i'll shut up about this website sometime but, same axle halves are $88.94 each from *********. parts are in stock and since you in austin, i'm guessing they have a nearby warehouse, all ground rate orders come next day if ordered before 3pm.

http://www.*********.com/catalog/1987/mercedes/300sdl/driveshaft_-ar-_axle/axle_assembly.html

i've heard both good and bad on these FEQ. bad, lasted a year and a half. good, over 40k miles in 2 years and everything is good. the nice thing about these axles is they can be worked on/replaced much easier because they can be separated at the differential end by removing alan bolts. that would cut repair time in half if one ever went bad.
If someone buys the Imported Annular Axles (the ones with swversl Allen Bolts through the Differential end) it might be a good idea to remove 1 bolt and a time and re-install with locktite; as, some of our members who have bought them have had those bolts come loose and the Axle fail.
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