"Easter Egg" - Final Thoughts - Page 2 - PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum

Brian Carlton · #16 12-18-2005, 10:41 AM

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Originally Posted by R Leo

Yes, you will need to loosen the gland nut too (don't tell anyone but I use a pipe wrench on mine). Then just unbolt the flexdisk from the diff. Don't forget to push everything back into position and retighten that nut when you are done. FWIW, for some reason, one of my cars doesn't have enough clearance, even with the loose gland nut, to remove the drive shaft from the diff. On that one, I have to remove the bolts from the driveshaft center support and let the entire shaft hang loose in the tunnel.

Randy, I never bothered with the gland nut. Just unbolted the flexdisc from the diff and removed the diff. The diff moved rearward slightly and immediately came off the flexdisc.

Upon installation of the 2.88, attaching the drive shaft to the flexdisc didn't pose any problems due to the length.

thorsen · #17 12-25-2005, 12:56 AM

It looks like I will need to replace the yoke on the 2.47 diff with the yoke from the 3.07 diff due to bolt spacing issues on the flex disc. After reviewing the FSM, it looks like there are a few special tools needed to remove the buts and pull the yoke. Are these absolutely necessary, or can I improvise?

ytr1903 · #18 12-25-2005, 05:41 AM

Thorsen,

You can improvise. I used a large socket. I forget what size. (Actually, it was American)The yoke came right off after removal of the nut.

Good luck,
Tom

Brian Carlton · #19 12-25-2005, 08:59 AM

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Originally Posted by thorsen

It looks like I will need to replace the yoke on the 2.47 diff with the yoke from the 3.07 diff due to bolt spacing issues on the flex disc. After reviewing the FSM, it looks like there are a few special tools needed to remove the buts and pull the yoke. Are these absolutely necessary, or can I improvise?

I've got the pinion socket (126589020900) in the tool rental program, if it would help.