[W126 Coupe] Help! : diff ratio's

[Jonathan Hodgman]

Hello Alec,
The 2.65 to my knowledge is Not LSD.  However, I think the japanese spec
560's have 2.65 LSD diff's.  Also, I think you can look for some LSD R107
2.82's in europe.

Good luck!

Jonathan

On 4/26/07, Divov <divov at tiscali.co.za> wrote:

>

> Thanks for that!

> It looks like the 2.65 diff is the item I need to lay my hands on.

> Where did you say you parked your car at night? !!

> Regards

> Alec

>

> ----- Original Message -----

> From: "Dawid Loubser" <dawidl at solms.co.za>

> To: "Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists" <mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com>

> Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2007 5:27 PM

> Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] Help! : diff ratio's

>

>

> > Not at all, Alec... I am way more ignorant than you, trust me.

> >

> > ASR = "Anti-Slip Regulation" a.k.a. Traction Control.

> > Electronic countermeasures to prevent wheel spin under

> > any circumstances. The 560SEC was the first car in the world

> > with that fitted. An easy way to identify a car with that

> > fitted is just to look at the instrument cluster. There's an "ASR"

> > warning light next to the ABS, etc, and there is a big yellow

> > warning light with an exclamation mark in the middle of the

> > speedometer that lights up whenever ASR is in action.

> >

> > D.

> >

> >

> > On 26 Apr 2007, at 3:59 nm., Divov wrote:

> >

> >> Dawid,

> >> Pardon my ignorance, what is ASR?

> >> Alec

> >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dawid Loubser"

> >> <dawidl at solms.co.za>

> >> To: <satish at tummala.net>; "Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists"

> >> <mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com>

> >> Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2007 3:31 PM

> >> Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] Help! : diff ratio's

> >>

> >>

> >>> Hi Satish,

> >>>

> >>> Thanks for the useful info. My 560SEC has ASR - does this

> >>> automatically

> >>> mean it has a 2.65 ratio? Or was this a model-year-difference?

> >>>

> >>> thanks,

> >>> Dawid

> >>>

> >>> On 26 Apr 2007, at 1:28 nm., Satish Tummala wrote:

> >>>

> >>>> LSD diffs have a tag requiring special hypoid gear oil located on

> >>>> the

> >>>> right lower corner of the rear case.

> >>>>

> >>>> Most 560SECs had 2.47 diffs with LSD standard.  Some 560s with

> >>>> ASR had

> >>>> 2.65 rear ratios.

> >>>>

> >>>> Most 500SECs had 2.24 diffs without LSD.

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