This part is pretty easy, because Jeep guys already swap the OM617 into cars with AX-15 enough that there is actually a commercially available adapter plate that includes a flywheel adapter that allows you to use the Jeep 4.0 flywheel and jeep pilot bearing etc. It comes from mercedesdiesel4x4.com and retails for $380. It uses the Jeep starter mounted in the Jeep location, or on the bottom passenger’s-side of the engine. Here is a picture of what it looks like:



I was concerned that it might interfere with suspension components, but looking further at mounting pictures and under my hood, it doesn’t look like it would be an issue… there is a stiffening bar in the W126 that runs the width of the car, but it runs underneath the tranny bell, so it shouldn’t be an issue. There doesn’t look to be anything right in the area that the starter needs to go. Folks who have swapped the OM617 into Jeeps say that the Jeep starter is up to the task of cranking the OM617, and it is a Bosch starter, so it should be of reasonable quality. Also, since it is a Bosch starter, there is an outside chance that we could swap the gear on the starter shaft from the Jeep starter onto the MB starter and run the MB starter. The two do look to be about the same size, anyway.

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