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Early W126 differential leak, removal? repair? - NapaBavarian - 02-21-2012
The passenger side of my 1982 300sd gave up the ghost a couple days ago and covered the bottom of the car in gear oil, I figured I'd just swap it for the diff in my parts car, but can't figure out how to remove the axle shafts! Is There a secret trick? is seal replacement simple? Looks like time for new rubber boots for the axle shafts when I have a dollar too.
RE: Early W126 differential leak, removal? repair? - vstef_is - 02-21-2012
The axle shafts are secured inside the diff via two C-Clips, so you need to open the diff cover, and remove the clips, before removing the axle shafts.
A good DYI for changing the diff on a w123 is here -
http://www.peachparts.com/Wikka/W123Differential
(It's the same for w126).