4-Matic front CV boots replacement PICTORIAL
#51
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j.Lahey
When you say clamps, are you talking about clamps to pull the axle out? If so, I saw a bunch of videos about this before I ever tried pulling the axles. I have to say, pulling the axles was the easiest part of the job. I dont know why everyone makes such a big deal about it. I did this job on an E class with 4Matic, and 2 different S class 4 Matic. All were very simple. I just got a big screw driver an pried it against a part of the frame or solid part at the area where the axle goes in and they all popped out very easily. I see all these videos with guys getting crazy trying to get the axle out. I dont understand the problem. They come out very easily.
When you say clamps, are you talking about clamps to pull the axle out? If so, I saw a bunch of videos about this before I ever tried pulling the axles. I have to say, pulling the axles was the easiest part of the job. I dont know why everyone makes such a big deal about it. I did this job on an E class with 4Matic, and 2 different S class 4 Matic. All were very simple. I just got a big screw driver an pried it against a part of the frame or solid part at the area where the axle goes in and they all popped out very easily. I see all these videos with guys getting crazy trying to get the axle out. I dont understand the problem. They come out very easily.
#52
#53
I didn't disassemble bearings at all, just wiped them as good as I could without separating the bearing parts. Then placed them back on the same place in bearing hub and in same holes in the bearing cup.
#54
j.Lahey
When you say clamps, are you talking about clamps to pull the axle out? If so, I saw a bunch of videos about this before I ever tried pulling the axles. I have to say, pulling the axles was the easiest part of the job. I dont know why everyone makes such a big deal about it. I did this job on an E class with 4Matic, and 2 different S class 4 Matic. All were very simple. I just got a big screw driver an pried it against a part of the frame or solid part at the area where the axle goes in and they all popped out very easily. I see all these videos with guys getting crazy trying to get the axle out. I dont understand the problem. They come out very easily.
When you say clamps, are you talking about clamps to pull the axle out? If so, I saw a bunch of videos about this before I ever tried pulling the axles. I have to say, pulling the axles was the easiest part of the job. I dont know why everyone makes such a big deal about it. I did this job on an E class with 4Matic, and 2 different S class 4 Matic. All were very simple. I just got a big screw driver an pried it against a part of the frame or solid part at the area where the axle goes in and they all popped out very easily. I see all these videos with guys getting crazy trying to get the axle out. I dont understand the problem. They come out very easily.
I can't remember seeing anything to pry against, otherwise I believe we would have definitely tried to take advantage of that since we were struggling to fit the clamp for a quite long time.
Once we got that exhaust clamp fitted, getting the axle was quite easy.
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2008 E350 4Matic, 2011 E350 4matic
j.Lahey
When you say clamps, are you talking about clamps to pull the axle out? If so, I saw a bunch of videos about this before I ever tried pulling the axles. I have to say, pulling the axles was the easiest part of the job. I dont know why everyone makes such a big deal about it. I did this job on an E class with 4Matic, and 2 different S class 4 Matic. All were very simple. I just got a big screw driver an pried it against a part of the frame or solid part at the area where the axle goes in and they all popped out very easily. I see all these videos with guys getting crazy trying to get the axle out. I dont understand the problem. They come out very easily.
When you say clamps, are you talking about clamps to pull the axle out? If so, I saw a bunch of videos about this before I ever tried pulling the axles. I have to say, pulling the axles was the easiest part of the job. I dont know why everyone makes such a big deal about it. I did this job on an E class with 4Matic, and 2 different S class 4 Matic. All were very simple. I just got a big screw driver an pried it against a part of the frame or solid part at the area where the axle goes in and they all popped out very easily. I see all these videos with guys getting crazy trying to get the axle out. I dont understand the problem. They come out very easily.