this would be almost enjoyable if My garage didn't leak water and I didn't have transmission fluid caked in my hair. Tomorrow, I am going to autozone to get their $20 creeper. Down to my last bolt on the transmission. The filler pipe is in the way, blocking the last bolt so I need an off-set, or 3" extension to get past it. I have the car off the wheel ramps, and on high jackstands. I bought a 2.5 ton floor jack to help support and lower the tranny tomorrow. the propeller connecter should be easy to get off, then the cross member, I already cracked the bolts on that.

I couldn't drain the torque converter because the exhaust was in the way and the allen keyway started to strip. I think the exhaust may be trouble when it comes time to finally drop. And what a joy it was to turn the engine to get the 6 bolts connecting the flywheel to the torque converter. I would take more pictures, but I am so dirty and the whole area is a mess that I don't want to screw up my camera. All in All, I would say things are O.K. I found a 722.632 from a 02 s class, that I will try to get tomorrow. No Core Charge, so I guess I can play with this broken transmission and try to replace the planetary gears. Oh for a lift and a clean dry workspace!

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99 E3204matic wagon
99 CLK 430