C180 Dif

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GOT A CI80 ESTATE MANUAL BOX 1997 WITH A NOISY DIF. HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT ANY C CLASS DIF WILL FIT AS LONG AS THE DONOR VEHICLE HAS THE SAME SIZE ENGINE. CAN ANYONE CONFIRM THIS? MANY THANKS, DOC.

 

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GOT A CI80 ESTATE MANUAL BOX 1997 WITH A NOISY DIF. HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT ANY C CLASS DIF WILL FIT AS LONG AS THE DONOR VEHICLE HAS THE SAME SIZE ENGINE. CAN ANYONE CONFIRM THIS? MANY THANKS, DOC.

The question that you pose is hard to answer and needs a lot of research. Have you thought about having you own one rebuilt at a specialist Diff rebuilder.

malcolm

 

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Thanks Malcolm
Was hoping to do a quick swapout on this one. been offered a c200 dif with low miles for 200 quid. dont know how this compares to rebuild?. will have to make some calls next week to find other options.
cheers for now.

Pete.

 

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I have the answer

for the benefit of future questions.
I have found out that the diff will be specific to the engine size because of the diff ratio. on the casing of the diff there is a flat section on the casting which has the ratio stamped on it. As long as the replacement unit is the same, there should be no problems. A rag for cleaning the casing and a torch will be handy.
See you. Pete.