New CV Axles and a lease on life
I put new CV axles on the rear end of my 300D, I got rebuilds from CVJ Axle out of Denver CO. They seem to be a popular choice for Axle replacements for old Benz’s. I was highly impressed! The rebuilds looked brand new! I am told I can expect these axles to last the life the car and I do not doubt it.
The mercedes shops wanted roughly $900-1200 to do this job. Obviously this is way out of my price range so I had to find options. I got the axles rebuilt for roughly $325. I found a guy on craigslist who put them in for me for $200. It only took 3 hours to do the whole job. Not to mention we had a pizza break :)
I will come back later and update this post with some pictures when I have the time. Soon I am off to northern Indiana where I am going to up-root the last of my previous life and begin life anew in upstate New York. Wish me luck!