TheWorkshopMB

The subframe... the diff needs to be removed. Most shop labor times are around 4 to 7 hours for the total job. It's negotiable..

Good luck

ATL_MB

Better prices! From getmercedesparts.com:

Item Number MSRP Core Price Price
204 351 05 08 cover $134.00 $0.00 $100.50
171 351 01 08 cover $99.00 $0.00 $74.25

chief63

Can anyone confirm if this heatsink will fit on an aftermarket LSDs (in my case a an OS Giken LSD). thanks

TheWorkshopMB

just a note to you... If you search far enough for anything, you'll find it. We are not trying to be a seller in the market. We post our pricing, and of course any price can be beat.

Take this into account; when you to the grocery store, do you walk in, see the meat and go, awe man! this is crazy, they got better pricing acorss the street at the small mini-mart! OR, do you just buy the meat?

My point is this; a business, be it parts, painting, accounting, landscaping, construction etc is in business to make a profit. You, the consumer, have every and all rights to shop, compare and find the best deal for yourself, and with that in mind (if you work for someone's company) consider that the masses they market to are doing the same just as you, and if they try to offer services or supplies that match or are lower that every quote or price out there, YOU, the employee would begin to feel it....

Just my two cents, but, you will beat any price we list, and, we can find, online prices that are lower than yours...

Happy Hunting!!

ATL_MB

Hey, I feel you. I am happy to pay for good service / advice. Its added value and should be worth something.

But I also like to know what my options are, and I figured others would, too.

TheWorkshopMB

Hey, it's all good. By the way, that site is great. If your a DIY, this is the site for you to get MB genuine parts.

Good hit!! If you ever need advice, PM... or forsales@theworkshopmb.com

Sincity

Aghhh....to bad you have to drop the diff the remove the cover otherwise it would be a great time to remove the cover when doing the diff fluid change.

qship5

4 - 7 hours of labor plus parts cost is more than I am likely to spend for this. If it was simple bolt on without dropping the diff, I'd be in.

nrgy

Thank you for posting the information TheWorkshopMB. Very much appreciated.

But yeah, considering you have to drop the diff, that makes this seemingly inexpensive upgrade close to $700 + all said and done and a little less attractive.

I too am wondering if the rear diff cover and cooler would work on a Quaife LSD?

dacatz

i just checked mine today.....factory LSD but no fin cooler....do u think finned cover will fit my factory lsd unit?

blindfold

I was still a bit confused so I want to get this clear

If i am buying the new cover and the cooler and a quaife LSD, could i possibly purchase all 3 parts and drop it in as a complete unit when I take it over seas? Simply fill fluid and swap out the original differential pumpkin without having to open it?

Or is there an additional piece that I need to purchase to mate up to the cover, so that is the housing+cover+cooler, drop quaife inside...?

x838nwy

The thermal transfer paste does a couple of things:
1.) To electrically insulate the part from the heat sink (which is required in some cases, not required here) and,
2.) To increase contact between the part and the heat sink. There are cases where it is not possible to make a heat sink to exactly the shape of the part so contact faces become relatively small then a pasted would help.

More often than not, (2) is the main purpose of the paste as air gaps will actually insulate your part.