So I bought a wrecked 95 e320 wagon with a good tranny. I've got the tranny supported, drained, all vacuum and electrical disconnected, all torque converter bolts out (6)' all housing bolts out (is there one above the starter on the driver side? I took the two out that hold the starter on and now that's in my hand) the tranny mount is out. I figure at this point the only thing holding on is either a bolt that I'll have to dismantle the engine intake to get to, or its just the gasket feeling extra strong from time and pressure.

the FSM just says "detach transmission". Thanks for the that Von Helmut.

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