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Name or Part No. of “Tin can” Heat shield on front drive shaft
Our 2008 Mercedes S550 4Matic has broken it front driveshaft U-joint. I have been able to find all the parts I need, and have run into one problem. There is a somewhat mangled “tin cup” of a heat shield, which encases the u-joint, that has been broken off its brackets. I cannot find its part number or name. If anyone could help identifying that part, it would be extremely helpful. It is not the manifold or exhaust heat shield. Those are bolted into the undercarriage to insulate the car from the exhaust system. Rather this part is a dome shaped thin, metal housing/heat-shield that floats above and around the u-joint, secured by two thin brackets.
Last edited by austin1chase; Sep 17, 2024 at 12:21 AM.
Reason: Clarification
Yes, but the part number on the original is not 04 88 at the end but 00 88. It wasn’t to be found on the internet. The closest I found was the screening plate with the part number ending in the one you posted 03 88. I ordered it on trust and yes, it did fit. Thanks for replying. I finished the front driveshaft replacement, new screening plate, and new upstream O2 sensor damaged by the driveshaft breakage. Tight fit.
My W204 has part# 2213320188 installed at the front diff. I just happen to have it sitting on my basement floor at the moment because a repair shop didnt bother to put it back on. This is the second set of parts I found the C-class shares with the S-class, the other being cv axle boots/clamps.
I tried re-installing it but it seems impossible to even get it on. Im thinking the shop had the exhaust removed when they removed the shield. They even left off the passenger side engine mount metal shield, you would think at least that can go back on but nope, I tried every which way, I even snipped down some of the edges of the shield for more clearance and its not going in.
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