SLK Oil Leaks

[Brian J.]

I have a couple of oil leaks from the differential on my Slk 230. One is from the front pinion seal and the other from the gasket at the rear of the diff.
I understand that the pinion seal has a squashable ring which ensures that tolerances are within bounds. Does anyone know how to get this setting correctly as I have been told that if incorrecly set, it can put offset loads on the pinion bearing making it whine, which is what I have at the moment.

Any information on this suject would be very welcome.

 

[WG M-B]

From memory its 180nm of torque for the pinion nut. You ll need to hold the drive flange whilst tightening it. A couple of bolts wedged with a bar should do the trick!