Mercedes ML GL R Class Front Axle Remove and Install R&R How-To

Mercedes ML GL R Class Front Axle Remove and Install R&R How-To

In this video Corey from IDParts removes and installs the front axle in a W164 Platform Mercedes, which includes ML, GL and R-Class models. This procedure is largely the same for other Mercedes 4-matic models.

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Elizabeth Perrow says:

Thanks a lot this is a real help with an ML550 4MATIC with the vehicle off-road package

michael murphy says:

Useful hat-tips for anyone changing or servicing their front differential. The bearings in the front diff (separate to the 'transfer case') of the ML/GL/R are prone to fail when the lubricating oil gets low or old.

Tomou K says:

Great Video, is the same two stage & torque spec the same for the axle bolt on a 2016 GL350?

Adam Bedfordshire says:

Note for others – my old R320 axle splines were as if welded into the hub – tried SDS drill (no luck). In the end I used the nut as a guide to hold a suitably sized impact socket in place (inside the nut) – then a careful swing with a heavy sledge hammer did the trick.

Jirong Hu says:

From where did you get the axle? I have a 2013 R350 BlueTEC 4 MATIC. Can't find that in Pelican or FCP Euro.

joe quillun says:

The 1st video concerning Mercedes axle change, that I can actually understand what he is saying.
(And I've watched 3 or 4 at this point)

Rick B. says:

I tried it and this method does not work on a 2009 GL550 because the inner CV is too large to pass thru the lower strut wishbone. You gotta free the lower strut from the lower A-arm to get the axle out and on the bench.

mega0876 says:

If is just the outer boot you don’t need to remove the shaft , just used the cone method and done

Mitch Dokie says:

Do you need to replace the c clips, snap rings, on the inboard side of the drive shaft?

DW says:

Thanks — seemed in concept to be an intimidating job but seeing it done talked me off the ledge!

Manuel Pereira says:

Wouldn’t it be easier to disconnect the lower ball joint and tie rod end to move the steering knuckle, rather than the upper control arm? Looks to me there would be more room that way.

superslix says:

Great step by step video
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Why need the brass bar ? If you are going to use a new cv axle anyway?

Julius S says:

Great tutorial video. Subbed.

Solendra Chaudhary says:

Plz mension OEM part.number of Mercedes-Benz which you are changing

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