Need Mechanic to come to Japan To Rebuild W463 axle (pinion/ring, bearings, etc)
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1999 G320L
Need Mechanic to come to Japan To Rebuild W463 axle (pinion/ring, bearings, etc)
I have a 1999 G320L and need a mechanic who can rebuild the front and rear axle on my vehicle . I can get all parts to include the ring/pinion gears, all bearings and seals, etc. I will pay for plane ticket and hotel in Japan near Tokyo for the work. Reason I need this done: I paid someone to do work on my vehicle and at the end they replaced the pinion seals. Unfortunately they used an impact gun to tighten the pinion nut which crushed the crush washer and put too much pressure on the pinion bearings and pinion. I did not know this and drove it until I had to investigate a noise in the front end. I've been discussing with Vlad at fourbyfour who can provide all parts but I can't ship the axles to him to do the work in the US. As I cannot find anyone in Japan to do this work, I am willing to have an experienced mechanic come to Japan and do the work. I'm willing to pay good money so please coordinate with me and you can tailor the flight as you want after the work is done so you essentially will get a free Japan trip. I have access to the military base auto hobby shop where we have a lift, tools and bearing press. You will need to bring all expected shims, and the mercedes specific tools to do the work. Really looking for help on this.
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Don't know if you've had any luck finding someone for this, but also post over on the ClubGWagen forum. There are a few guys on there that do these axle rebuilds regularly and may be able to help.
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I have a 1999 G320L and need a mechanic who can rebuild the front and rear axle on my vehicle . I can get all parts to include the ring/pinion gears, all bearings and seals, etc. I will pay for plane ticket and hotel in Japan near Tokyo for the work. Reason I need this done: I paid someone to do work on my vehicle and at the end they replaced the pinion seals. Unfortunately they used an impact gun to tighten the pinion nut which crushed the crush washer and put too much pressure on the pinion bearings and pinion. I did not know this and drove it until I had to investigate a noise in the front end. I've been discussing with Vlad at fourbyfour who can provide all parts but I can't ship the axles to him to do the work in the US. As I cannot find anyone in Japan to do this work, I am willing to have an experienced mechanic come to Japan and do the work. I'm willing to pay good money so please coordinate with me and you can tailor the flight as you want after the work is done so you essentially will get a free Japan trip. I have access to the military base auto hobby shop where we have a lift, tools and bearing press. You will need to bring all expected shims, and the mercedes specific tools to do the work. Really looking for help on this.
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1999 G320L
