Vegetable Oil Conversion of an 85 Mercedes

Well, they really didn’t beat me, but I did run out of patience.  I managed to get both axels off, one joint totally removed from each axel, and repacked one side of one axel with a ton of grease.

I started to repack the other side with also included reassembly of the joint, and just couldn’t get it together.  The thing slipped out of my greasy hands about ten times.  I’m sure all the neighborhood kids are running around saying the F word if they hadn’t heard it before.   The last few times, I just started laughing, repacked the joint and started again.

After the last time, I decided to cut my losses and just buy rebuilt axels.  It’s not a totally difficult job, but someone with more experience or time or patience could probably do a better job.

If you’re in the market for some axels in pretty good shape that need a little prep work before they’re installed, check on ebay for 300D axles.  I plan to start the auction on  7/24.