You can use a tig torch at low amperage on the heads to heat them red hot
without melting anything. Or put a big nut on the head and weld the inside
to the xzn with a bit of filler. First approach definitely easier under the
car.
On Sat, Mar 30, 2019, 8:09 AM Curley McLain via Mercedes <
It is blue, but the bolt was dipped in it. With the shallow head of the
axle bolts, it IS a problem, because they strip out at about 70 ft lb.I
was gonna go out yesterday and see if I could buy hardened torx head bolts.
The triple square is PIA, but ok on the head bolts. On the soft
I did have those axle bolts back out on my 123 wagon, when I carried a very
heavy load of tile about 20 miles. I don't remember the details for sure,
but I think I had re-installed the original bolts with no loctite.
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Max
Charleston SC
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What color is the locktite?Blue shouldn't be a problem.Red needs to be heated
to remove.Sent from my Galaxy Tab® A
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crossmember in a 124 prevents you from removing the back plate. you'd
have to drop out the diff first. not so easy on a 124. Believe me, I
considered it.
Mitch Haley via Mercedes wrote on 3/30/19 7:18 AM:
These are the bolt on axles?
Can't do anything about the overtorque, but if you pull
These are the bolt on axles?
Can't do anything about the overtorque, but if you pull the clip in the
differential and remove the stub with the axle, then you can remove the boot
and grease and heat it to 400 degrees to kill the loctite. (or just drill off
the bolt heads, which also solves the
When not used according to instructions and when not used with specified
torque! Axle boots are broken/breaking on the 300d, so I get used
axles with good boots and proceed. or not. It took me hours to get
one bolt loose without stripping the ZXF head on the soft bolt. the
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