280e Drive shaft inner boot / Grease or fluid
07-30-2023, 07:52 PM
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W124 300e (Carat Duchatelet) and a Rover Tomcat Coupe
280e Drive shaft inner boot / Grease or fluid
Hi Peeps - i noticed what looked like an oil leak on my drive, at the rear of the car and thought it might have been the differential.
However it turns out its a split boot (where the drive shaft goes into the differential.
At first i was a little perplexed why 'oil' would be coming and out and not grease? But apparently gear oil is used as opposed to grease, to pack the driveshaft?
When i come to replace this boot - do i have to replace with gear oil? Or can I use a grease?
Thank you.
However it turns out its a split boot (where the drive shaft goes into the differential.
At first i was a little perplexed why 'oil' would be coming and out and not grease? But apparently gear oil is used as opposed to grease, to pack the driveshaft?
When i come to replace this boot - do i have to replace with gear oil? Or can I use a grease?
Thank you.
