Interesting! What is the long-term success rate with this method? ------------- Max Charleston SC
On Sun, Mar 29, 2020 at 8:45 AM Dan Penoff via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Depends on the diff, but the ones I’ve done I just mark everything and put > it back where it was if there is a crush washer. > > The finnie was a good example of that. The diffs in those use a crush > washer that sets the clearance for the ring and pinion, but if you remove > the nut holding the pinion and replace everything where it was originally > you should be good. There’s a torque value that’s used to set the > clearance, if I recall correctly, but it’s more important to just get > everything back where it was. > > -D > > > On Mar 29, 2020, at 8:40 AM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > So how do you get the torque right and not mess up the differential? I > > thought that the FSM called for a special bench jig and all kinds of > > special tools for measuring various things. > > ------------- > > Max > > Charleston SC > > > > > > On Sun, Mar 29, 2020 at 1:59 AM Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes < > > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > >> Yeah you can pull the flange easily enough. Just go easy with the impact > >> putting it back together or you will crush the crush sleeve more and > have > >> to have the pinion reset. > >> > >> On Sat, Mar 28, 2020, 2:46 PM Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes < > >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> > >>> Oh this was the $600E320 > >>> > >>> Doing on the car is probably easiest then. > >>> > >>> --FT > >>> Sent from iPhone > >>> > >>>> On Mar 28, 2020, at 5:00 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes < > >>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >>>> > >>>> I’ve never done it any other way. > >>>> > >>>> -D > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>> On Mar 28, 2020, at 4:24 PM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < > >>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>> Oh so you can do it while the diff is on the car? I guess I should > >>> look up the procedure but I doubt if I'm going to do it any time soon. > >>>>> > >>>>> --FT > >>>>> > >>>>>> On 3/28/20 4:00 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: > >>>>>> New fluid can help, too. Additives that make the seals swell and/or > >>> remain pliable were probably long gone from the fluid that was in it. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Pinion seals aren’t hard to do, it’s more of a PITA to drop the > drive > >>> shaft to get to them. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> -D > >>>>>> > >>>>>>> On Mar 28, 2020, at 3:40 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes < > >>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> Changed out the diff fluid on the $600E300. Was nasty. Was not hard > >>> to get the plugs out. Looks like the pinion seal is leaking. Looks > like a > >>> PITA to get the diff dropped and out so I think I’ll just live with it. > >>> Diff seemed to be fairly full so I guess not too much has leaked. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> --FT > >>>>>>> Sent from iPhone > >>>>>>> _______________________________________ > >>>>>>> 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 > >>>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> _______________________________________ > >>>>>> 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 > >>>>>> > >>>>> -- > >>>>> --FT > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> _______________________________________ > >>>>> 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 > >>>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> _______________________________________ > >>>> 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 > >>>> > >>> > >>> _______________________________________ > >>> 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 > >>> > >>> > >> _______________________________________ > >> 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 > >> > >> > > _______________________________________ > > 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 > > > > > _______________________________________ > 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 > > _______________________________________ 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
