I don't have the link handy, but there is a company on the web that sells adapters to bolt the OM617 to the AX15 and a few other light to medium duty manual trannys. The kits run about a grand.

So I guess it's pretty safe to say that others have thought about mating the OM617 to a Jeep transmission...

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1984 300 Coupe TurboDiesel
Silver blue paint over navy blue interior
2nd owner & 2nd engine in an otherwise
99% original unmolested car
~210k miles on the clock

1986 Ford F250 4x4 Supercab
Charcoal & blue two tone paint over burgundy interior
Banks turbo, DRW, ZF-5 & SMF conversion
152k on the clock - actual mileage unknown