Originally Posted by spheil
I had to take the knuckle off to replace the cv boot over a year ago and don't remember anything being to difficult beside getting the cv boot off the shaft.
That's interesting...I can't make the flange budge. I went by the MB stearlership after work today and asked the service manager what they would charge me to pull the flanges and swap the backing plates, and with me providing the parts, he told me...wait for it...$968 in labor (8 hours) PLUS they would have to replace the bearings and seals for an additional $414 because he said they would get destroyed. 1400 bucks LOL. I just rolled my eyes and walked away...it's at most a two hour jub and there's no way the bearings and seals need replacing unless they don't know what they're doing. The technician he conferred with must have had a bad experience with one once or something...