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02-09-2007, 12:57 PM
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Easier Bowden Cable Installation by Lowering Trans?
Y'all,
Is it possible to undo the transmission mount and lower the transmission (thus tilting the engine/transmission assembly) so as to get better access to the lower end of the Bowden cable on my W123 300td? Can the transmission be lowered this way without damaging the engine mounts or anything else (all else aside, I figure the limit would be when the valve cover contacted the firewall)? I suppose I'd also need to undo the front driveshaft flex disc and the exhaust. I don't have large hands and can usually work in tight/obstructed places, but even with my car on a lift while I was servicing the transmission, I gave up on replacing the Bowden cable -- very frustrating! Thanks in advance, Shawn 
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02-09-2007, 05:30 PM
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Don't forget the linkage to the shifter.
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2001 Dodge Ram 2500 Cummins Turbo Diesel - 4x4, auto, 3.54 gears, long bed ------------------------------------- '92 300D 2.5 Turbodiesel - sold '83 300D Turbodiesel - 4 speed manual/2.88 diff - sold '87 300D Turbodiesel - sold '82 300D Turbodiesel - sold
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02-09-2007, 07:41 PM
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Also remove the engine shocks and loosen the motor mounts so that you do not tear them up. Also make sure you have enough slack in the fuel lines, and be careful of the a/c lines. It just depends on how far you are loweringthe tranny. Disconnect the fan shroud as well.
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RRGrassi 70's Southern Pacific #5608 Fairmont A-4 MOW car 13 VW JSW 2.0 TDI 193K, Tuned with DPF and EGR Delete. 99 W210 E300 Turbo Diesel, chipped, DPF/Converter Delete. Still needs EGR Delete, 232K 90 Dodge D250 5.9 Cummins/5 speed. 400K Gone and still missed...1982 w123 300D, 1991 w124 300D
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02-09-2007, 10:39 PM
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Good inputs -- thanks! I hadn't considered the shocks. I won't be lowering the transmission too far, so I think the shifter cable should be able to flex fine.
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#5
02-10-2007, 03:18 PM
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One more thing: Disconnect the dipstick tube from the air intake manifold. I just ran into this while trying to take my auto trans out for a 4spd manual swap.
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2001 Dodge Ram 2500 Cummins Turbo Diesel - 4x4, auto, 3.54 gears, long bed ------------------------------------- '92 300D 2.5 Turbodiesel - sold '83 300D Turbodiesel - 4 speed manual/2.88 diff - sold '87 300D Turbodiesel - sold '82 300D Turbodiesel - sold
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#6
02-10-2007, 04:38 PM
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