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2010 GL450 front differential and driveshaft replacement $400 DIY —— VIDEO DIY
There isn’t much vídeos on how to replace the front differential so I decided to share this vídeo to the group.

Be aware the dealer will quote nearly $4000 to replace with a refurbished and also give you an option to replace with a used on for $2000 no warranty.

These front differential on x164 and compatible models do suffer to break down , and wether I had the choice to replace the bearing and rebuild the one taken off that will be another video in the future on my weekend hobbies, so for now I decided to replace my front differential with a used donor from a 2011 with only 56,000 miles on it and a 90 day warranty from eBay respected seller for only $300 shipped to my door.

There are some details not completely covered ateo by step but this shows anyone can do it for under $400 including fluid.

Total time from start to finish 5 hours.
 
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Hello. Thanks for sharing and good video. I swear, I was waiting for some creature to jump out and scare the fukk out of me with that camera quality in the first few minutes. Felt like I was in that movie, witch something, can't remember the name... LMAFO :ROFLMAO:

Front Diff's are troublesome on the X164s. Change out or rebuild is the way to go, but yeah, dealers are quoting an astronomical price for it. That's their bread and butter, shop hours, maintenance. GL.