1985 300 D rear axle
 

I am working on a 300 D rear cv joint. This car is a little before my time and am woundering how to get cv joint out of the center diff. Please help. thanks

CV joint
 

Several years ago I did this job on my 240d, which was an '83. At least with that car, the trick was that the suspension had to drop down a little further. As I remember, the trick was to unbolt the shock absorber? which let the hub carrier drop far enough so that the half-shaft would clear. Or something like that...
What I can tell you for sure is that there's a trick to it, and it wasn't in the Haynes book I had, and it took me two calls into a Mercedes dealer before I talked to a mechanic who told me what the trick was. Hopefully someone else will either confirm my recollection, or give you the answer for sure.
seo

You must remove the rear diff cover & pull out the "C" clip that retains that axle..

I'm waiting to see the robot post to this one...:D