Differential seal ?
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2004 CLK 500
Differential seal ?
My axle seals are leaking and I decided to change both sides . I got new seals and dust caps as recommended by Mercedes . I will need to remove the diff cover to get access to the C clamp . Does the Differential ave a gasket or do I need RTV . Thanks in advance .
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2023 E450 AT, 1996 S420, (sold) 2004 CLK320 Convertible (v8, 6 speed)
I see, the only things which holding axles inside the diff are small snap rings, you don't need to remove them, simply pry axles out.
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You can find some useful pictures here https://mbworld.org/forums/clk-class...e-install.html
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When I looked it up on WIS it showed that I needed to open the rear diff cover and remove a C clamp . Can anyone confirm this ? I have a 2004 CLK500 convertible with 722.6 . I appreciate all the help
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Not really, the only thing I can think of is if you are going to remove axles from knuckles, then to undo axle nuts you are going to need big socket and torque wrench which can handle about 200 ft/lb torque to torque them.
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Yep, but you don't really have to remove axles from knuckles, in my thread I showed how to remove an axle with knuckle, the only problem is to disconnect parking brake cables.
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