Having seen the photos of the differential setup on the car, that was
sort of my thought as well. They are likely compensating for the offset
on the differential.
Another simpler answer might be that they thought the car might most
often be driven with only the driver on board and were compensating for
the additional weight on the driver's side.
RB
On 15/01/2019 2:14 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote:
Now that I think about it, maybe it’s because the pivot point for the swing
axle is on one side of the rear axle assembly, not in the center?
-D
On Jan 15, 2019, at 2:57 PM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
wrote:
Why would it be asymmetric?
--FT
On 1/15/19 1:43 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote:
I got an answer from one of my finnie forum buddies.
Seems that yellow paint was used on the production lines as an inspection mark,
so it can be ignored.
That means I have a red paint mark.
According to the service manual table for spring spacers, I need a 6mm for the
left (driver’s) side and a 3mm for the right.
There are only two spacers available for the compensating spring, 3mm and 6mm.
Problem solved!
-D
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