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Old 08-08-2010, 03:00 AM
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Originally Posted by Billybob View Post
The shaft would be worth getting for a 123 installation, a 116 installation will require a drive shaft that is considerably longer than one from a 123 installation. The 123 shaft would probably be very saleable to someone who is doing a 5 speed instal and it could offset your costs.

Your 116 auto shaft may be quite close as the 717.400 is close to the length of the auto tranny.
on the w201 chassis, the getrag tranny was a different length than other manual or auto trans models. the rear half of the prop shaft is the same length, but the front half is a few inches longer because the getrag tranny is shorter than the regular manual. this also means that the shifter linkages are a different length. in other words, if putting this tranny into a w123, you will need the front half of the prop shaft and linkages as well.
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