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Forum: Vintage Mercedes Forum

07-15-2022, 10:46 PM

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Bad diff ... W115

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Driveline Service

That's why I said go to the local big rig shop ~ they're constantly sending driveshafts out for rebuilding and one of the things a driveshaft shop does is balance them after they're done .

I'm...

Forum: Vintage Mercedes Forum

07-12-2022, 10:04 PM

Replies: 56

Bad diff ... W115

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Posted By vwnate1

Diffy Whine & Driveshaft Service

Okay, you may have driven it with low gear oil in the diffy, I did that on my beloved 300CD and after a few (maybe more than ten) thousand miles it began to whine so I checked it and discovered it...

Forum: Vintage Mercedes Forum

07-09-2022, 04:45 PM

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Bad diff ... W115

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Posted By vwnate1

GOOD NEWS !

That's good to hear .

Are you going to dip into the tranny ? .

Forum: Vintage Mercedes Forum

06-23-2022, 08:50 PM

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Bad diff ... W115

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Posted By vwnate1

Update

Henry ;

It sounds like you're on the way to a solution .

I was junkyarding today and looked at the M-b in Fontana , turns out it's a 1966 W108, sorry .

I have no idea if it'd fit and didn't...

Forum: Vintage Mercedes Forum

06-22-2022, 04:54 PM

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Bad diff ... W115

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Posted By vwnate1

Used Dfferential Carrier

Sorry to hear it didn't work out Henry .

Where are you located ? .

there are two W115's in LKQ yards in So. Cal., maybe more I only checked a few for some parts I'll go harvest tomorrow .
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Forum: Vintage Mercedes Forum

08-03-2021, 11:56 AM

Replies: 56

Bad diff ... W115

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Posted By vwnate1

WHEW !

Glad to hear you dodged the bullet .

Odd that oil cooler hoses for an older W115 are still available but not for the much more common W123....

Forum: Vintage Mercedes Forum

04-26-2021, 11:23 PM

Replies: 56

Bad diff ... W115

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Posted By vwnate1

Magnets And SWARF

You want to place a magnet in any thing lubricated by oil because it collects the normal "SWARF" ~ this is tiny bits of ferrous metal that's left over from the initial manufacture and from normal...

Forum: Vintage Mercedes Forum

04-26-2021, 10:31 AM

Replies: 56

Bad diff ... W115

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Posted By vwnate1

Final Drive Service

Before you forget, go to Harbor Freight and buy a tube of rare earth magnets so they'll be handy when you (or the shop) has the derby cover off , drop one in the bottom before buttoning it all back...

Forum: Vintage Mercedes Forum

04-25-2021, 02:46 PM

Replies: 56

Bad diff ... W115

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Posted By vwnate1

Final Drive Ratios

The ratio is stamped into a tab on the back side of the diffy housing,it's usually covered in grease and road munge but it's a simple thing to wipe it off to see what you have now .

Let us know...

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