[MBZ] Odd rear diff cover?

2007-09-25 Thread Rich Thomas
Was replacing Brunnhilde's axles and noticed that the diff cover does not match exactly the diff housing -- there are 2 bolt holes in the housing that the cover does not have, and the cover sorta misses those areas a bit. Would this be as intended, or might Brunnhilde have an odd diff cover?

Re: [MBZ] Odd rear diff cover?

2007-09-25 Thread Jim Cathey
Was replacing Brunnhilde's axles and noticed that the diff cover does not match exactly the diff housing -- there are 2 bolt holes in the housing that the cover does not have, and the cover sorta misses those areas a bit. Would this be as intended, or might Brunnhilde have an odd diff

Re: [MBZ] Odd rear diff cover?

2007-09-25 Thread Rich Thomas
I feel much better now, but now I wonder why the Benz engineers would allow such a thing to leave the factory with such an obvious mismatch? Ist not ordnung! --R Jim Cathey wrote: Was replacing Brunnhilde's axles and noticed that the diff cover does not match exactly the diff housing --

Re: [MBZ] Odd rear diff cover?

2007-09-25 Thread Tom Hargrave
] Sent: 09/25/07 10:02 AM To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] Odd rear diff cover? -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= I feel much better now, but now I wonder why the Benz engineers would allow such a thing to leave the factory with such an obvious mismatch? Ist

Re: [MBZ] Odd rear diff cover?

2007-09-25 Thread Rich Thomas
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] Odd rear diff cover? -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= I feel much better now, but now I wonder why the Benz engineers would allow such a thing to leave the factory with such an obvious mismatch? Ist not ordnung! --R