Refurbishing W201 driveshaft, WTF are these parts? - PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum

pawoSD · #1 12-02-2009, 11:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Hirnbeiss

I think the bushin' is the guide that goes in the very front of the driveshaft. The boot has a 202 part number, meaning it was first designed for the successor to your model, the W201, so I suspect you don't have it.

The boot is on all of them. Many parts on these cars are shared along different models.....the W126 has many parts from the 123 and 116 on it....and so on.....they keep the part number original to the car it was introduced with, even if the part continues to be used on later chassis.

Hirnbeiss · #2 12-02-2009, 11:59 AM

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Originally Posted by pawoSD

The boot is on all of them. Many parts on these cars are shared along different models.....the W126 has many parts from the 123 and 116 on it....and so on.....they keep the part number original to the car it was introduced with, even if the part continues to be used on later chassis.

Agreed, but 202 came after 201. I don't remember a boot on my 190E, but that was oh so long ago ...