[W126 Coupe] Help! : diff ratio's

[Divov]

I put my black mask on and bring my spanners!
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dawid Loubser" <dawidl at solms.co.za>
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Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2007 6:31 PM
Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] Help! : diff ratio's



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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>

>> 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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>>>>

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