You will now never get in another mercedes without visions of manual swaps dancing through you head. The wagon is next i wager.

Almost zero difference in difficulty with that chassis for the same swap

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congratulations on the successful swap. that sure is a good feeling when you start her up, push in the clutch and she goes into gear, and each shift is smooth, and everything works. She should be a totally different car by the way she feels and drives.

I hope that rubber shift boot is better than the one I ordered. When cold, it was like a piece of Tupper Ware. Dang thing was stiff, made shifting harder and the thing would not stay under the edge of the shroud.

I found a black leather shift boot from a 95 Saab Convertible. (actually my wife found it, yes she goes to PNP with me....sometimes ) There is a plastic piece that snaps into the Saab Shroud. used that piece and modified the 240D plastic one used on the 80 240. Used some black shoe polish and it looks pretty good.

Charlie

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there were three HP ratings on the OM616...

1) Not much power
2) Even less power
3) Not nearly enough power!! 240D w/auto

Anyone that thinks a 240D is slow drives too fast.

80 240D Naturally Exasperated, 4-Spd 388k DD 150mph spedo 3:58 Diff

We are advised to NOT judge ALL Muslims by the actions of a few lunatics, but we are encouraged to judge ALL gun owners by the actions of a few lunatics. Funny how that works

Oh believe me I really want to put a 5 speed in the wagon but the Mrs. can't drive a manual and she told me I'm not allowed to do that to "her wagon."

Bleeding the clutch was very simple using the reverse method of attaching a line to the right front caliper. I also took the time to change out the brake fluid since it needed to be done and I didn't want to have old fluid going thru new clutch parts.

The shifter boot is a new one from that place in AZ and it is a cheap Chinese part which I'm not thrilled about but its still better than the one that came from the parts car.

Kelsey/Hayes CT4004 is what is on the sales order. It does say it is a toolmaker closeout so they might not have it anymore. I found it in their catalog under an 83 240D since that is what the transmission is out of. I have seen some reports of success using a tool from a mid 90's S-10 pickup as well.

There are loads of leather versions out there for the same price as the plastic fantastic (I got one for my W201)

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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!