[W126 Coupe] Help! : diff ratio's

[Dawid Loubser]

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On 26 Apr 2007, at 6:19 nm., Divov 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>

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> 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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