Re: [MBZ] 560 sel differential? 1988
Thanks. I put a used one in the 300td this year already. Not a good year for differentials apparently. I put a wavetrac LSD into the 606 wagon. That is the only one I have rebuilt. Did not touch the pinion so I just bolted it back together. I suspect the howl is from the pinion. There seem to be a lot of these old LSD 560 diffs for sale, so I wonder if they fail more often for whatever reason. Anyway there is an ebay one not too far from me so I will put some bearings and seals in it and do the swap. Thanks, Karl On Sun, Sep 18, 2022, 8:22 AM OK Don via Mercedes wrote: > In the one diff that I had to rebuild back when I was a paid wrench, the > noise was coming from the pinion gear - it was visibly worn. We replaced > the gears and bearings, after waiting months for the special order Volvo > parts, and sent it on its way, happy and quiet. > > I'd vote for getting a used diff, inspect/repair it, then do the swap. > > On Sat, Sep 17, 2022 at 12:24 PM Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > Anyone have an old 2.42 diff from a 126? The USA sel cars had LSD, but > not > > critical. Mine is whining. I guess I could put new bearings in and see if > > that fixes it, but I wonder if it is a bearing or gears that fail. > > ___ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > > -- > OK Don > > "Quality of life is inversely proportional to the amount of clothing you > are wearing." > > "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to > pause and reflect." Mark Twain > > “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” > Wernher > Von Braun > 2013 F150, 18 mpg > 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg > 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] 560 sel differential? 1988
In the one diff that I had to rebuild back when I was a paid wrench, the noise was coming from the pinion gear - it was visibly worn. We replaced the gears and bearings, after waiting months for the special order Volvo parts, and sent it on its way, happy and quiet. I'd vote for getting a used diff, inspect/repair it, then do the swap. On Sat, Sep 17, 2022 at 12:24 PM Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Anyone have an old 2.42 diff from a 126? The USA sel cars had LSD, but not > critical. Mine is whining. I guess I could put new bearings in and see if > that fixes it, but I wonder if it is a bearing or gears that fail. > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > -- OK Don "Quality of life is inversely proportional to the amount of clothing you are wearing." "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Wernher Von Braun 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] 560 sel differential? 1988
On Sat, 17 Sep 2022 10:23:04 -0700 Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes wrote: > Anyone have an old 2.42 diff from a 126? The USA sel cars had LSD, but > not critical. Mine is whining. I guess I could put new bearings in and > see if that fixes it, but I wonder if it is a bearing or gears that > fail. My 1989 Chevrolet Beauville van's differential started making noise after I changed the gear oil to a synthetic. I later took the back off the differential -- a messy task: why did they not put a drain plug on it?! -- and looked at the gears. Everything seemed OK, so I presume its problem is in the bearings. I refilled it with the best gear oil the local NAPA store had (Royal Purple) and have continued to drive it. Craig ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
