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Old 09-11-2012, 04:06 AM
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Originally Posted by KJenkins View Post
Got word from the shop today that is was definetely the diff. They took off the cover and found metal bits inside. I just happen to have a 2.88 diff from a 1985 300d. Anybody know if this would work in a 116 chassis?
I think metal debris in a differential is quite common. Don't worry about that just yet unless there are great big chunks missing on the cogs.

You could change the differential to the 2.88 but it will mess up your speedo reading and alter the transmission shift points slightly... I think your car originally had a 3.07

...but if what you say about the noise happening in park is correct then you're not going to have a solution to your problem. Please confirm this.
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