Loren Faeth wrote: > > Russ, > > I've got a 240D differential. It is buried in the garage. I'd have to dig > it out. Let me know offline if you are interested.
I've got one too, from an auto W123. IIRC, all W123 240D have the same 3.69 diff. If the 300D has a 3.46, that's only 7% taller, probably not enough to notice in driving, but enough to make you want to grab the speedo/odo out of the donor car. I believe most of the turbos have 3.07, which might make the wife's car a bit sluggish off the line. (but at least she's got a torque converter to make up for it. I'm not sure, but it seems like the 1985 300Dt had a high stall torque converter and a 2.xx diff, you do not want that in a 240d. Mine has the plug-in axles (annular?), not the bolt-on, so I'd have to drain the diff, remove the axles, and find something to hold the spider gears straight in shipping. With bolt-on axles, if the seller is willing to let you have the axles stubs, they can ship the diff sealed with the axle stubs installed. What's local for Russ? I'm in Michigan.
