Does anyone have this tool that would be willing to post a few close-up pics of the bushing pressing ends of the tool. Also maybe a few dimesions, I believe I can fab a set of these cheaper than buying. Thanks

Sure you can. All you need is a socket, nut, bolt and washer.

I use a couple of sockets and big channel locking pliers.

Sixto
87 300D

These are great ideas and I'm sure they will work with the trans out of the car. I'm needing to install the one bushing on the trans. shifter plate that the linkage goes into on my 190E, will this work up inside the tunnel?

On my 97 SL320 to change the shifter side bushing I used a open end wrench on one side of the linkage lever, the bushing on the other then clamped the whole stack with needle nose vise grips to give it a push. The needle nose slightly distorts the bushing allowing it to fold into the hole and the open end wrench gives the bushing somewhere to go.

Lube the bushing with silicone grease to ease install.

Personal experience. I used a long m6 screw and a m6 fender washer inserted through the bushing and just leveraged my way around with a pair of pliers. It was very easy and i didn't need any special tools.

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A couple years ago there use be some Vice Grips that had 2 flat pieces of flat stock welded to the jaws. and a pin on one side and a round piece welded to the other side, something like in the first post. haven`t seen them offered in a long time. seemed like a neat idea.

what 97SL320 mentioned made me think of it.

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The shifter arm on the automatics should be removable. I removed mine from a W124 and pressed the bushing in with some nuts and bolts with washers.

Found this thread on bushing installer tool

Shift shaft bushing installer tool

Charlie

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there were three HP ratings on the OM616...

1) Not much power
2) Even less power
3) Not nearly enough power!! 240D w/auto

Anyone that thinks a 240D is slow drives too fast.

80 240D Naturally Exasperated, 4-Spd 388k DD 150mph spedo 3:58 Diff

We are advised to NOT judge ALL Muslims by the actions of a few lunatics, but we are encouraged to judge ALL gun owners by the actions of a few lunatics. Funny how that works

We tried using this tool when installing the bushings for my 190E. It wasn't useful due to the space constraints.

When the linkage is out you can get better access, which means you can also create the special tool using a large washer, large nut, large bolt (fits the nut) and the corresponding wrenches to tighten the nut into the bolt, using the washer to push the bushing into place.

Mind which hole in the bell crank the shift rod attaches to. On most models there are several.

Sixto
87 300D

Nice of you to offer but I used a pair of pliers and a screwdriver with the car jacked and blocked on the driver's side and found it easy.

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I did it the odd way - cut the bushing and insert one end, work the other end into the hole, takes less than a minute, The bushing almost has no load hence does not affect its working.

I have used this pliers tool on the 722.4 for another car, and to get to the trans bit, I needed to remove the transmission cross member, to drop the trans slightly and reach from behind, I could not find any bolt to remove the lever on the transmission itself.

Its also a good idea to check the shift lever bushings themselves, they also wear out after 15 years and cause erratic behaviour.

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Most levers are held on the same way as the IP stop lever.

Sixto
87 300D

Well I used several ideas and came up with what is pictured below. Worked perfectly for the shifter bushing which was what I needed to replace. Anyone who knows the limited space inwhich to work will appricate something simple. This is self aligning and needs only one wrench to tighten the bolt. Using it on the trans would require more room as any of the other tools. If the trans or whatever you need to put the bushing into is out of the car it's a snap. Anyone interested in making one I will be happy to supply dimensions. I'm a machinist so it was easy for me, a lathe was needed but not much else, drill and tap.