[R129 SL] CV joint maintenance

Derek Lee r129list@mbcoupes.com
Mon, 14 Jul 2003 16:55:58 -0700


Thanks Steve.  Taking it off my list...

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Derek Lee
`90 R129 500SL (fairly stock)
`94 FZJ80 Land Cruiser (extremely modified)
`97 FZJ80 Land Cruiser Collectors Ed. (stock)
Elk Grove, CA, USA


> -----Original Message-----
> I'm not sure I'd worry about it, Derek....  The axle boots on all
> MB's tend
> to be relatively long-lived.  My personal best record was an '83 240D with
> ~250K on the odometer.  The boots looked like, well, like they had 250,000
> miles on 'em.  But in spite of surface cracks, they held in the oil.