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G’day
Not sure about W201……but some things don’t change much between Benz models
I’m not a Tech and didn’t get into any difficulties with my moderate mechanical skills…..cured my low speed flapping noise & 3000 miles since fix
On my W123 (’78 280CE) I needed a few ‘special tools’…see attached pic……your bearing carrier will probably look like mine when it comes out
I used 4 stands which makes the work space a bit difficult………If you have access to a lift the job would be a lot easier
Plumbers wrench is what I used for the 46mm nut……….not much room, but you only have to hold the nut from turning and can apply torque to the shaft (I used an oil filter strap wrench) to undo……….the puller, pipe and old thrust bearing were used to R & R the center bearing
Very important to accurately mark the two parts of the shaft before disconnecting them………even one spline out can cause shaft balance problems….I used ‘white out’ correcting paint in a spline valley that lined up with a slot in the other half before I removed it (too late to mark it if the shaft comes apart when jiggling it out)…apparently there are some factory markings that are not obvious…I read about them in a post after I finished, but certainly didn’t see them at the time and wouldn’t rely in them being there.
The flex discs can be left bolted to the shaft when removed…….but I marked their relative positions to the tranny & diff ….? shaft balanced in place...........flex discs & centering sleeves might need a close look re replacing whist you are there……….I also replaced the rear tranny mount………these jobs have a way of escalating!!!
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