Yeah, I always pull the lever off the transmission, it's not possible to get the bushing in otherwise on the 300D (or even touch it, for that matter!).

I was trying to save time, foolish thing to do. Doesn't take that long to pull the shifter, after all.

A pit may help, it's very difficult to manouver around on the ground. I also can't get far enough away from it to see what I'm doing, either....

To top it all off, my rear-view mirror split as I was changing shoes this afternoon. Must a bopped it with the steel-toed boot, split from the upper left side right through the pivot down to the lower right corner, but not all the way through on that side. Sitting on the dining room table waiting for the JB Weld to set up now, and I suppose I shall have to look for another, I don't expect it to live.

Peter

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1972 220D ?? miles
1988 300E 200,012
1987 300D Turbo killed 9/25/07, 275,000 miles
1985 Volvo 740 GLE Turobodiesel 218,000
1972 280 SE 4.5 165, 000 - It runs!