Hi and I'm John. I have a 1986 190D axle replacement job that requires the rear diff to be dropped down to access the backing plate to access the clip that holds the axle in the differential. I can't get at or figure out what the dickens is on the other side of an 8mm hex head that's holding the front of the rear diff. I got it to spin from below but does anybody know what type of nut is on the top of that baby. I can get a 17 over it but doesn't catch. A 15 doesn't seem to work either. Does anybody know what that might be???

Thanks,

John

 

ok. thanks...i have one side up...i'm pulling the pass. side axle out cause moron here broke the dang thing while in the process of "trying to replace lower control arm bushing"...can i put the hub assbly back together before i get a new axle or does the axle have to be installed with that off?