Pagoda SL Group

W113 Pagoda SL Group => Drive train, fuel, suspension, steering & brakes => Topic started by: auret on November 07, 2008, 23:48:36

Title: Rear axle centering tool
Post by: auret on November 07, 2008, 23:48:36

Could someone please send me a link to find the instructions to build the jig to centre my rear axle? Couldn't find it on the search feature.

Much obliged.

Title: Re: Rear axle centering tool
Post by: Peter van Es on November 08, 2008, 04:37:10

http://index.php?topic=1195

Note it's 6 pages. Regrettably diagrams of the Jig's construction were not uploaded to the forum and the outside link has gone away.

Peter

Title: Re: Rear axle centering tool
Post by: bpossel on November 08, 2008, 05:31:51

Here ya go...
Bob  :)

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Title: Re: Rear axle centering tool
Post by: ja17 on November 09, 2008, 21:19:40

Hello,

I like Dan Caron's method. Use a level to set everything up. While the differential is out of the car and on the floor, level each axle tube with shims between it and the floor, then set the vertical mount to 90 degrees plumb.  Very acurate digital levels are fairly inexpensive these days and would make the job easy.