Maybe the exhaust on the diesel is routed differently, but on the gas models it's routed down the transmission tunnel below the driveshaft.
Shouldn't be too hard to figure out by looking underneath... Dan On May 26, 2014, at 5:08 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: > Mine is a diesel and I do not see why the exhaust would have to come off. > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On May 26, 2014, at 1:37 PM, Dan Penoff <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> My W140 does this at a narrow speed range (75-80) which also seems to be >> dependent on road surface, believe it or not. I have the parts to do the >> job, but it's a real pig to do on the W140, which is why I have put it off. >> >> The only way you can get to the drive shaft and center bearing on the W140 >> is to drop the exhaust. It's a real b*tch of a job, which is why I have put >> it off indefinitely (and because I don't drive the car any more, too!) >> >> Might as well get a rear flex disc while you're at it along with some new >> bolts for the front flex disc you just replaced. Can't re0use the flex disc >> bolts unless you have a death wish. >> >> Dan >> >> >>> On May 26, 2014, at 11:52 AM, Jim Cathey wrote: >>> >>> If it's anything like earlier cars, you remove the shaft >>> from the car, then use a puller to get the bearing off >>> after you split the 2-piece shaft. Cautionary tale: >>> >>> http://userweb.windwireless.net/~jimc/JSLdrive.html >>> >>> -- Jim >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________ >>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>> >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>> >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>> >>> All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those >>> individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner >>> has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. >> >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> >> All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those >> individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has >> no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those > individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has > no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
