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02-20-2007, 07:41 PM
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Draining torque converter on 560SL
What's the secret? Manual says to turn the crankshaft until it appears, but I can't seem to get a socket on the crankshaft bolt to turn it. How do you deal with the crossover pipe right under the torque converter drain? My thought was to wrap it in Saran Wrap or foil and let a drip into a large catch pan. I don't really want to remove it unless absolutely necessary.
Also, I had to remove a heavy gauge steel shield covering about half of the transmission pan. Is this a standard feature or is this an option? I don't recall seeing anything like that before on any of my other Mercedes.
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Len '59 220S Cabriolet-SOLD and living happily in Malta '83 240D 351,500 miles original owner-SOLD '88 560SL 41,000 miles - totaled and parted out https://sites.google.com/site/mercedesstuff/home '99 E300 turbo 227,500 miles '03 SLK320 40,000 miles - gave to my daughter '14 Smart electric coupe 28,500 miles '14 Smart electric cabriolet 28,500 miles '15 Smart electric coupe 28,000 miles 
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02-20-2007, 10:17 PM
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Len,
I took the bolt out of my torque converter last summer w/o using a lift. It was quite difficult. It would be very easy to get the bolt in crooked and strip the treads. That cross pipe is a real pain to work around. I think in the future I will have my mechanic do this job -- sometimes I really wish I had a lift!!! The steel shield is standard equipment.
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All the best, J. P. Mose 1968 250SL 1970 280SE 3.5 Cabrio 1987 560SL 1990 560SEL
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02-21-2007, 12:09 AM
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If you can get the torque converter bolt out without removing the cross member (exhaust pipe?) it's no problem to let the fluid drain over it. Just clean it up with a rag and some cleaning fluid. Are you trying to access the crankshaft bolt from above or below? It's probably easier from below. There should be some combination of rachet or swivel head rachet, extension and socket that gets it.
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02-21-2007, 07:36 AM
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Tried it from below, but it seems lke it's recessed to back around the driver's seat.
 I'll try it again today. BTW, I"m also doing it on my back without a lift.  Thanks for the replies guys.
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Len '59 220S Cabriolet-SOLD and living happily in Malta '83 240D 351,500 miles original owner-SOLD '88 560SL 41,000 miles - totaled and parted out https://sites.google.com/site/mercedesstuff/home '99 E300 turbo 227,500 miles '03 SLK320 40,000 miles - gave to my daughter '14 Smart electric coupe 28,500 miles '14 Smart electric cabriolet 28,500 miles '15 Smart electric coupe 28,000 miles
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02-22-2007, 08:35 PM
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Got it done today. Just forward of the torque converter are two holes through which you can access a toothed wheel (ring gear maybe?). Using a large screw driver, I just turned the wheel along with the torque converter until the drain plug showed up. It still was tough to get a good angle to R&R the drain plug, but it is doable. Man, there was a lot of fluid that came out of that transmission. It looked pretty good though which made me feel good.
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Len '59 220S Cabriolet-SOLD and living happily in Malta '83 240D 351,500 miles original owner-SOLD '88 560SL 41,000 miles - totaled and parted out https://sites.google.com/site/mercedesstuff/home '99 E300 turbo 227,500 miles '03 SLK320 40,000 miles - gave to my daughter '14 Smart electric coupe 28,500 miles '14 Smart electric cabriolet 28,500 miles '15 Smart electric coupe 28,000 miles
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