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w201-w210 rear axles NEED SERVICING!!!
http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/diesel-discussion/348451-ok-w124-rear-bearings-bear-replace.html
the tail end of this thread, I have issues with the axles on the car. I find that even axles with zero traces of rust externally. with fine looking boots, have severe corrosion on the axle shaft under the boot. EVERYBODY needs to get their axles opened up and cleaned of rust, and rebooted with extra grease...
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For the click-lazy here are the pictures that John posted in the thread
I'll be pulling mine apart this week so I'll show what I find
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1992 W201 190E 1.8 171,000 km - Daily driver 1981 W123 300D ~ 100,000 miles / 160,000 km - project car stripped to the bone 1965 Land Rover Series 2a Station Wagon CIS recovery therapy! 1961 Volvo PV544 Bare metal rat rod-ish thing I'm here to chat about cars and to help others - I'm not here "to always be right" like an internet warrior Don't leave that there - I'll take it to bits! |
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Well I'm alright Jack!
I had time this morning to have a quick butchers at mine. Here they are =>
1992 W201 axles Quite rusty on the outside but OK within If you happen to have a multi-tool thang (Dremmel for example - other options such as Proxxon are available!) then you can cut through the clips with ease - no nasty sliding screwdrivers stabbing into your hand etc You can then slide the boots along the axle shaft to check (if you wish)
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1992 W201 190E 1.8 171,000 km - Daily driver 1981 W123 300D ~ 100,000 miles / 160,000 km - project car stripped to the bone 1965 Land Rover Series 2a Station Wagon CIS recovery therapy! 1961 Volvo PV544 Bare metal rat rod-ish thing I'm here to chat about cars and to help others - I'm not here "to always be right" like an internet warrior Don't leave that there - I'll take it to bits! |
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'Cos I'm keen I've spread the word here too =>
Possible future W201 / W124 / W210 axle problems? - Mercedes-Benz Forum
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1992 W201 190E 1.8 171,000 km - Daily driver 1981 W123 300D ~ 100,000 miles / 160,000 km - project car stripped to the bone 1965 Land Rover Series 2a Station Wagon CIS recovery therapy! 1961 Volvo PV544 Bare metal rat rod-ish thing I'm here to chat about cars and to help others - I'm not here "to always be right" like an internet warrior Don't leave that there - I'll take it to bits! |
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So you've led us along on how to inspect behind the boots, now how much and type of grease goes back? We've all read the horror stories of folks re-booting axles. Do these boots slide right back into place? Where are the replacement bands obtained and how are they secured?
This is not up to your normal level of detail......
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any auto parts store should stock CV joint grease, and the crimp rings. they could also be sourced on ebay I'm sure. the crimp pliers are not pricey at all... around 20.00
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John HAUL AWAY, OR CRUSHED CARS!!! HELP ME keep the cars out of the crusher! A/C Thread "as I ride with my a/c on... I have fond memories of sweaty oily saturdays and spewing R12 into the air. THANKS for all you do! My drivers: 1987 190D 2.5Turbo 1987 190D 2.5Turbo 1987 190D 2.5-5SPEED!!! 1987 300TD 1987 300TD 1994GMC 2500 6.5Turbo truck... I had to put the ladder somewhere! |
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FSM says 100g of special long term Mercedes goo per joint. If you were to clean up your original (uncracked unsplit undamaged) boots with aerospace101 or such like you could probably put another 5 plus years (guessing!) on them. Sliding them on and off the axle shaft like shown above is exactly what you'd do if you were rebuilding / re-booting with OE axle boots. I reckon you could do this with the axles on the car. Other methods of boot clip removal do exist! A bolt cutter would also work quite well (worked well on my W123 axle boot clips) - though under a car there's not so much room if you don't have a lift... ...as for the good grease - that black goo does seem to come in different qualities. The stuff fitted to MOOG tie rod joints for example seems to be of particularly poor quality to me as it doesn't stick too well to metal. I've got several large tubs of Kroon Oil black axle grease - not commonly found outside of the Benelux countries though. Pick a good brand of axle grease and it should be good enough.
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1992 W201 190E 1.8 171,000 km - Daily driver 1981 W123 300D ~ 100,000 miles / 160,000 km - project car stripped to the bone 1965 Land Rover Series 2a Station Wagon CIS recovery therapy! 1961 Volvo PV544 Bare metal rat rod-ish thing I'm here to chat about cars and to help others - I'm not here "to always be right" like an internet warrior Don't leave that there - I'll take it to bits! |
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I would not try to slide the boots back into place unless they are very soft and pliable and crack free.
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John HAUL AWAY, OR CRUSHED CARS!!! HELP ME keep the cars out of the crusher! A/C Thread "as I ride with my a/c on... I have fond memories of sweaty oily saturdays and spewing R12 into the air. THANKS for all you do! My drivers: 1987 190D 2.5Turbo 1987 190D 2.5Turbo 1987 190D 2.5-5SPEED!!! 1987 300TD 1987 300TD 1994GMC 2500 6.5Turbo truck... I had to put the ladder somewhere! |
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@John - sorry for the thread jack - I got all excited...
...slap my wrists...
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1992 W201 190E 1.8 171,000 km - Daily driver 1981 W123 300D ~ 100,000 miles / 160,000 km - project car stripped to the bone 1965 Land Rover Series 2a Station Wagon CIS recovery therapy! 1961 Volvo PV544 Bare metal rat rod-ish thing I'm here to chat about cars and to help others - I'm not here "to always be right" like an internet warrior Don't leave that there - I'll take it to bits! |
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clip removal for me is a pair of sheet metal snips wriggled into the crimp and twisted to uncrimp it.
needle nose pliers would also work, as would the cutoff tool, etc...
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John HAUL AWAY, OR CRUSHED CARS!!! HELP ME keep the cars out of the crusher! A/C Thread "as I ride with my a/c on... I have fond memories of sweaty oily saturdays and spewing R12 into the air. THANKS for all you do! My drivers: 1987 190D 2.5Turbo 1987 190D 2.5Turbo 1987 190D 2.5-5SPEED!!! 1987 300TD 1987 300TD 1994GMC 2500 6.5Turbo truck... I had to put the ladder somewhere! |
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a thread jack would be to start talking about window regulators or some such!
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John HAUL AWAY, OR CRUSHED CARS!!! HELP ME keep the cars out of the crusher! A/C Thread "as I ride with my a/c on... I have fond memories of sweaty oily saturdays and spewing R12 into the air. THANKS for all you do! My drivers: 1987 190D 2.5Turbo 1987 190D 2.5Turbo 1987 190D 2.5-5SPEED!!! 1987 300TD 1987 300TD 1994GMC 2500 6.5Turbo truck... I had to put the ladder somewhere! |
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also... I'd NEVER attempt to open up an axle that had that much crud on it!!!
I remove all crud, and clean the boots and axles prior to removing the rings. ANY dirt in there leads to rapid wear on the joints!
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John HAUL AWAY, OR CRUSHED CARS!!! HELP ME keep the cars out of the crusher! A/C Thread "as I ride with my a/c on... I have fond memories of sweaty oily saturdays and spewing R12 into the air. THANKS for all you do! My drivers: 1987 190D 2.5Turbo 1987 190D 2.5Turbo 1987 190D 2.5-5SPEED!!! 1987 300TD 1987 300TD 1994GMC 2500 6.5Turbo truck... I had to put the ladder somewhere! |
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here's a better one that I've found from the 1/2 dozen or so I opened up last night...
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John HAUL AWAY, OR CRUSHED CARS!!! HELP ME keep the cars out of the crusher! A/C Thread "as I ride with my a/c on... I have fond memories of sweaty oily saturdays and spewing R12 into the air. THANKS for all you do! My drivers: 1987 190D 2.5Turbo 1987 190D 2.5Turbo 1987 190D 2.5-5SPEED!!! 1987 300TD 1987 300TD 1994GMC 2500 6.5Turbo truck... I had to put the ladder somewhere! Last edited by vstech; 01-13-2014 at 10:04 AM. |
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...but now you mention it I was wondering about W201 door locks... I just had a few minutes this morning to whip my boots off (die with your boots on if you're gonna die?) and check for rust as I'd seen some second hand ones going cheap recently. My axles are going to get rebuilt anyway - particularly as I know they're not rusty on the inside (which is a relief).
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1992 W201 190E 1.8 171,000 km - Daily driver 1981 W123 300D ~ 100,000 miles / 160,000 km - project car stripped to the bone 1965 Land Rover Series 2a Station Wagon CIS recovery therapy! 1961 Volvo PV544 Bare metal rat rod-ish thing I'm here to chat about cars and to help others - I'm not here "to always be right" like an internet warrior Don't leave that there - I'll take it to bits! |
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Oh my...
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1992 W201 190E 1.8 171,000 km - Daily driver 1981 W123 300D ~ 100,000 miles / 160,000 km - project car stripped to the bone 1965 Land Rover Series 2a Station Wagon CIS recovery therapy! 1961 Volvo PV544 Bare metal rat rod-ish thing I'm here to chat about cars and to help others - I'm not here "to always be right" like an internet warrior Don't leave that there - I'll take it to bits! |
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