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02-12-2004, 01:44 PM
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Rebuilt axle halves- How long did they last?
I'm curious about how long the rebuilt axel halves havelasted and what is everyones experience.
I'm still on the original axles in my cars so I'm doing this just to get a statistical sample of what everyone has experienced. Dave PS This is the second poll. Rick pointed out that he has his installed with 10,000 miles and they are still good. I did not have that option.
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1970 220D, owned 1980-1990 1980 240D, owned 1990-1992 1982 300TD, owned 1992-1993 1986 300SDL, owned 1993-2004 1999 E300, owned 1999-2003 1982 300TD, 213,880mi, owned since Nov 18, 1991- Aug 4, 2010 SOLD 1988 560SL, 100,000mi, owned since 1995 1965 Mustang Fastback Mileage Unknown(My sons) 1983 240D, 176,000mi (My daughers) owned since 2004 2007 Honda Accord EX-L I4 auto, the new daily driver 1985 300D 264,000mi Son's new daily driver.(sold) 2008 Hyundai Tiberon. Daughters new car Last edited by dmorrison; 02-12-2004 at 01:51 PM. 
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02-12-2004, 01:59 PM
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10 months, 10,000 miles. CarQuest cheapies still going strong.
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02-12-2004, 02:30 PM
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carquest rebuilts 22 months/ 22000 miles and going strong.
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02-12-2004, 05:21 PM
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CVJ Axles rebuilts out of Denver CO. 35,000 on one and 7,000 on the other (car totaled, I kept the rebuilts and are awaiting failure of the boots in the current 300D). (CVJ only reboots otherwise good axles).
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02-12-2004, 05:45 PM
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Not to sound ignorant, but how do you know if your axle-shafts are going out?
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02-12-2004, 06:06 PM
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Quote:
 Dave You get a grinding sound from the rear. either all the time or in a particular turn. If the boot tears and the grease comes out. Debris will get is and they will go south soon.
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1970 220D, owned 1980-1990 1980 240D, owned 1990-1992 1982 300TD, owned 1992-1993 1986 300SDL, owned 1993-2004 1999 E300, owned 1999-2003 1982 300TD, 213,880mi, owned since Nov 18, 1991- Aug 4, 2010 SOLD 1988 560SL, 100,000mi, owned since 1995 1965 Mustang Fastback Mileage Unknown(My sons) 1983 240D, 176,000mi (My daughers) owned since 2004 2007 Honda Accord EX-L I4 auto, the new daily driver 1985 300D 264,000mi Son's new daily driver.(sold) 2008 Hyundai Tiberon. Daughters new car
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02-12-2004, 06:48 PM
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 Technical advice comes at a price. 
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02-13-2004, 12:44 PM
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BoostnBenz rebuilds,
only 6k miles on the car/ rebuilds since I bought it.
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Jeff M. Mercedes W123 DIY pages are now located here. 1983 / 1984 300D Sold 2000 CLK430 Cabriolet ~58k Sold 2005 Avalanche 4x4 ~66k
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02-14-2004, 01:11 PM
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bump
So only 3 guys on this forum have installed rebuilt axles? Come on, take a chance, tell us. Dave 
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1970 220D, owned 1980-1990 1980 240D, owned 1990-1992 1982 300TD, owned 1992-1993 1986 300SDL, owned 1993-2004 1999 E300, owned 1999-2003 1982 300TD, 213,880mi, owned since Nov 18, 1991- Aug 4, 2010 SOLD 1988 560SL, 100,000mi, owned since 1995 1965 Mustang Fastback Mileage Unknown(My sons) 1983 240D, 176,000mi (My daughers) owned since 2004 2007 Honda Accord EX-L I4 auto, the new daily driver 1985 300D 264,000mi Son's new daily driver.(sold) 2008 Hyundai Tiberon. Daughters new car Last edited by dmorrison; 02-14-2004 at 01:31 PM.
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02-15-2004, 02:18 PM
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I've done several cars,
The rebuids tended to go out quickly- less than 15,000 miles or 40-60,000 mile range. That's a sample of about 20-30 axles. Mostly W123's. Michael
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02-15-2004, 02:35 PM
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I replaced both axleshafts in December 2002. I got 5K miles out of one of them before it went bad, and replaced it under warranty; it's got 10K miles on it now and no problems. The other is still going strong after a total of 15K miles.
Both were CarQuest axles, and given the price and the fact that they have a lifetime waranty, I'm not complaining... 
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02-15-2004, 03:32 PM
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02-15-2004, 03:40 PM
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CarQuest has been around longer than I can remember, while they aren't real popular with the general public around here a lot of shops use them for parts.
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02-15-2004, 03:48 PM
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