Author Topic: Rear Axle repair kit  (Read 1472 times)

Mohan58

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Rear Axle repair kit
« on: March 04, 2023, 02:49:23 »
Hi all,

I purchased the rear axle repair kit which consists of the left & right repair kit. See picture attached. Is there a step by step guide to do this? Please advise.

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Mohan
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Mohan

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ja17

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Re: Rear Axle repair kit
« Reply #1 on: March 04, 2023, 04:40:05 »
First of all make sure the wheel bearing on the right side is different than the bearing on the left side. The right side should use a special "self centering" barrel shaped roller bearing that allows the swing axle to change angle slightly. Next, most owners replace a lot of old rubber mounts, bushings, axle boot etc. before starting the work.
Joe Alexander
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Mohan58

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Re: Rear Axle repair kit
« Reply #2 on: March 05, 2023, 06:22:56 »
Thanks so much Joe. I did change all the bushes before but did not do this. Will take note in the right side.

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Mohan
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badali

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Re: Rear Axle repair kit
« Reply #3 on: March 05, 2023, 13:37:21 »
I just did the left one on my 230SL.  Here is the link to mine with a few pictures...

https://www.sl113.org/forums/index.php?topic=34954.0
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