I finally found a 240D 4-speed to put in my car. It came out of a 1979 240D with 259k on the clock and a n/a 5-cyl transplanted in it. The whole lot of it was at a junkyard.

My main concern is the input shaft seems a bit loose. I can move it side to side, not by much, a couple of millimeters at most but it's not tight. Is this normal?

And, is there a way to check if it's still good? Take it to a shop, worst case scenario? I would hate to put it in and find out it's junk.

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1981 230E, 1984 300D.
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