Despite forgetting a bit (see above for an edit) despite bad weather - rain did not stop play - the gearbox is now back together.

I struggled with the Haynes manual a bit - read the FSM a bit but ended up doing it my own way (well a bit my own way). Once I've worked out what all those bits are called I'll write up a description showing what I've done did...

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1992 W201 190E 1.8 171,000 km - Daily driver
1981 W123 300D ~ 100,000 miles / 160,000 km - project car stripped to the bone
1965 Land Rover Series 2a Station Wagon CIS recovery therapy!
1961 Volvo PV544 Bare metal rat rod-ish thing

I'm here to chat about cars and to help others - I'm not here "to always be right" like an internet warrior



Don't leave that there - I'll take it to bits!