Axle boot maintenance - Page 4 - PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum

vwnate1 · #46 04-11-2021, 11:50 AM

Is priceless, information that is not freely shared is essentially made worthless .

tangofox007 · #47 04-11-2021, 11:53 AM

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Originally Posted by vwnate1

Is priceless, information that is not freely shared is essentially made worthless .

Misinformation can be costly, which is worse that worthless.

vwnate1 · #48 04-11-2021, 01:08 PM

Yes, that is so however I often see here comments that a thing can only be done one way and that's simply not true .

I've been adjusting tapered roller wheel bearings for 50 + years and have not had a failure yet .

A dial indicator is nice and all but hardly necessary so proper bearing clearance adjustments .

Annular CV joints are held in place by 8MM star or Allen bolts and *do* indeed need to be properly torqued but no, a competent mechanic doesn't need a torque wrench nor vise to do it properly .

The most common fault (IMO) is using too short of a tool ~ this means you can be pulling as hard as you can but still not apply the proper torque .

As always, my tech advice is free and worth less than you paid for it, part of the knowledge thing is gathering as much as possible then sorting through it to figure out what will work best for you .

HughO · #49 04-11-2021, 02:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Shern

There's a post about this somewhere in the archive.
From memory, the stuff used was 3m Marine adhesive sealant 5200. Search for that term and you should find the thread.

I have used 5200 for decades and it is an amazing adhesive but it dries very hard and is not particularly flexible.

HughO · #50 04-11-2021, 02:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Diesel911

Calling something a Chinese axle covers multiple manufactures that are bought and sold buy multiple companies under that own company's name not the Chinese manufactures name. So it is tough to nail down what company selling them here is selling the good ones.

There is threads that describe how the Chinese annular axles have had the differential end bolts come out on them.

Other threads were people had trouble fitting the Chinese axles. A few where the homo kinetic Chinese Axles had started making noise.

Some like yourself have not had issues.

If you drive locally and by the Axles locally it is fairly easy for you to exchange them under a lifetime warranty.

Cheapest choice for real Mercedes rebuilts is that Autozone and other Car Part Chains carry Car Done axles. I put a set on and about 5 years latter the Boots on them started getting small exterior cracks and I re-booted them with the mentioned Dorman Boots. But, the seam Cardone axles have been on the car since 2008 but as I said I changed the boots. And you would get what ever warranty Autozone or the others have.

Next is CVJ (company in Colorado) rebuilt original Mercedes axles and they are sort of the Mercedes of the axle re builders.

Another vote for CVJ in Denver. I put a set on my 85 in 2008 and all is good so far but they are only 13 years old......