I'm not of similar belief here...


Yes, by all means if you have the time and $$ rebooting 20 year old W123 axles makes sense. The axle boot is going to fail soon. But, in general, these axles and boots last a long time.

I've seen sooooo many failures on W123 turbo diesels.

These joints are not magically better because they came on a mercedes. Bottom line is they were made by Lobro which also supplies : BMW, VW, Porsche etc... The difference is it's not front wheel drive which see more angulation.

Never taken a joint apart which didn't show wear. I've seen failures anywhere from 100k- 250k miles. Turbo'd W123's generally are toward the lower end and 240's 250,000 miles. Just what I've seen.


I can understand the greater concern with the huge jump in new axle prices. In 2001 I got a new axle for $270... Now it look like they are 2X that amount.


Michael

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Michael McGuire
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66 Chevy Corsa
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86 300E