Hi all!

I am in the process of trying to remove my automatic transmission from my 91 190E. 2.6L. I have a jack under the transmission and I disconnected the drive shaft and broken it free. I have unbolted the torque converter, and removed the exhaust hanger and rear transmission mount.

For the next step I was going to remove the bell housing bolts. I was going to do the hard ones first (the ones on the top) but I can't even get to them. Is there a trick for getting to the top bell housing bolts? I tried lowering the jack that is holding the transmission but it only goes down an inch or so.

I am under the assumption that I can take the transmission out without removing the engine as well, is this right? Should I loosen the engine mounts to get a little more movement and access to the bolts?

Thanks for the information!

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Thanks!

Tina

I'm just a girl getting to know her car: "Louis, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship."

1991 190E 2.6

Hi Tina,

I'm new to MB's, having just purchased two 300E's last week. I have not removed the tranny from a MB yet, but I've removed it from many other cars, and yes, you can just remove the tranny. The upper bell housing bolts are usually the more difficult to remove, and on most of the other cars, I remove the rubber motor mounts of the engine, then let the engine rest on the frame, thus, giving you more clearance for the upper bell hous bolts. I have not looked at a 190, and it may not work on this car, but I thought I'd at least post to give you a possible solution. I sure someone with more knowledge on these cars will chime in soon...good luck.

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Tim

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