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fernweh
Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: Calabasas, CA - Centenario, BCS - Luebeck, Germany
Vehicle(s): Few Mercedes-Benz, a Toyota Amphibious and a Vespa
| No sense in hiding the details of the mechanic who did the axle
I'm very happy with the complete work this local mechanic did for me. He is a drivetrain specialist, working only on gear boxes, tranfer cases and differentials.
But I do want to step on somebodies toes and advertise for a commercial entity. So please enlighten me and maybe Dutch or another moderator can comment on this issue.
I'm also very happy to post my experience with this major workscope here on the forum (give me some time  ) and in the mean time feel free to PM me for the commercial details.
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DUTCH
Administrator Doppelgänger
Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: US, GA, Atlanta
Vehicle(s): 2015 Audi Q7 3.0 TDI,2018 Sprinter
Posts: 9963
| RE: No sense in hiding the details of the mechanic who did the axle
fernweh - 7/2/2006 4:09 PM
I'm very happy with the complete work this local mechanic did for me. He is a drivetrain specialist, working only on gear boxes, tranfer cases and differentials.
But I do want to step on somebodies toes and advertise for a commercial entity. So please enlighten me and maybe Dutch or another moderator can comment on this issue.
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Please do post it. Good mechanics are hard to find. |
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fernweh
Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: Calabasas, CA - Centenario, BCS - Luebeck, Germany
Vehicle(s): Few Mercedes-Benz, a Toyota Amphibious and a Vespa
| RE: No sense in hiding the details of the mechanic who did the axle
Thanks Dutch for clarifying.....
Our 91 300GE lost quite a bit of power after installing the 33" tires and I'm playing with thought of changing the axle's gearing from the original 4.375 to 5.286........plus replacing all the other bearings and seals we were finding on the way.
The guy's name is Troy Schray, a very pleasant man, he owns T&R Drivetrain at 18551 Topham, Reseda, CA 91335 - 818-7053410
I did provide most of the parts needed and he did an excellent job:
Ring & pinion gears with bearings and seals, front bearings w/ king bearings and all the stuff, rear bearings, front brakes (I supplied two overhauled calipers), Trailing arm bushings......and his bill was just over $1,300.00 - in my eyes a good deal, and a very local contact.
Please let him know that I recommended him. |
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ewalberg
Expert
Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: Past: San Francisco. Present: Germany
Vehicle(s): 2000 g500
Posts: 1887
| RE: No sense in hiding the details of the mechanic who did the axle
One additional question, where did he get the info on how to do the wheel bearings... i suppose most could just work through it but for the technique to ensure proper tensioning... That, it seems is nearly a secret to get right... |
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fernweh
Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: Calabasas, CA - Centenario, BCS - Luebeck, Germany
Vehicle(s): Few Mercedes-Benz, a Toyota Amphibious and a Vespa
| RE: No sense in hiding the details of the mechanic who did the axle
ewalberg - 7/2/2006 7:13 PM
One additional question, where did he get the info on how to do the wheel bearings... i suppose most could just work through it but for the technique to ensure proper tensioning... That, it seems is nearly a secret to get right...
He seems to be a smart guy, also had worked on LR and similar vehicles - but to make sure, I gave him a copy of my workshop CD and going to give him also a EPC of mine. As a mechanic in my former life I also discussed certain steps with him too, remember I provided most of the parts, there were some non-planned delays, design changes, different part#'s, calls to our friends at Eurotruck/Germany and during all that time - the G-wagen was sitting disabled on one of his car lifts - his words "it's all part of the game...."
Karl
Edited by fernweh 7/2/2006 10:57 PM
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T.Schuhe
Elite Veteran
Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: Olympia, Washington State, USA
Vehicle(s): 460 1985 LWB 300GD five speed
Posts: 711
| RE: No sense in hiding the details of the mechanic who did the axle
It is very good to know there are some very honest and dedicated people in this world. Great story. Thank you!
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dai
Expert
Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: Oregon USA
Vehicle(s): 300GD 300TD BMW R100RS Landini 80F
Posts: 2110
| Re: No sense in hiding the details of the mechanic who did the axle
That is a very reasonable price for all of that work. The front axle service is very time consuming by itself. Very shiny swivel parts by the way.
Eric, I think after doing the service with Harald on one side of my truck and dealing with the other side on my own the final bearing tension is pretty straightforward. I would not use the manual settings for about One Thousandth of and inch of freeplay. Dave G, Harald and others say set it up for no freeplay or in otherwords .00 freeplay. Slight preload. I agree with this and that is how I did mine. Runs great and I think the bearings will last a good long time. I'd be happy to help you set yours up. This info shouldn't be a secret. Loose tapered rollers will die an early death.
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