Unimog 421 Restoration Part 9: Thrust Tubes & Ball Couplings - Getting the Axles Fitted! @Classicworkingvehicles
Unimog 421 Restoration Part 9: Thrust Tubes & Ball Couplings - Getting the Axles Fitted!  @Classicworkingvehicles
Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 40 minutes ago
This is part 9 of the series looking at the full restoration of a customer’s Unimog 421 originally manufactured in 1972. In this instalment we fit the Unimog’s suspension and get it back on its axles.

The drawing of the special tool mention in the video can be found using the link below. Just click 'Download all files' (top right of page) and the folder contains the technical drawing as a PDF.

Tech Drawing: thingiverse.com/thing:7050081/files

Previous episodes can be found here:
Part 1: youtu.be/bfAGj-QTScQ?si=OHR0OSEzSLcYLQMn
Part 2: youtu.be/i_htsOGOC5Y?si=IHKTNP1EL17v0tVG
Part 3: youtu.be/2_J_5WlybBc?si=-dUJNYEFVr4uxYqG
Part 4: youtu.be/3wtc4PapeUY?si=PNklPOsTbORPmio0
Part 5: youtube.com/watch?v=OeL9kv4iu9o
Part 6: youtu.be/ysqgH7mijpw
Part 7: youtu.be/iySGoYyXBmc
Part 8: youtu.be/dHxkVbAKPwc
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Unimog 421 Restoration Part 9: Thrust Tubes & Ball Couplings - Getting the Axles Fitted!

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