Not the ring, I'm just blown away by the thought that the tranny was installed without the spacer. Is there a gap between the engine and transmission or what's going on there?

I forgot to say anything about the tranny removal . I did it this fall in my 300SD and it's not that bad of a job. I can come back with more instructions later -- but I've got to run now .

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1982 300SD -- 211k, Texas car, tranny issues ____ 1979 240D 4-speed 234k -- turbo and tuned IP, third world taxi hot rod

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