Pulling a 500E Transmission.... - PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum

300EVIL · #6 08-01-2010, 11:43 PM

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Originally Posted by duxthe1

You are gonna have to wedge your arms and hands up and over the top to get and keep the socket on the bolts. I don't have large hands myself and its a challenge for me, even on a lift. A helper with smaller hands may be helpful to reach over the trans while you work the ratchet at the rear.

I have my little brother over the summer. He actually finished off the dip stick tube bolt for me when I couldn't get my hands in there. It'll be nice having his help on this one.

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Originally Posted by ashedd

I have long skinny arms

But in my situation I found it very helpful to gingerly jack the front of the engine up thus lowering the transmission. It was the only way to get the bolts on top of the transmission. I jacked with a wood block across the oil pan... worked on my om603. I think the 603 pan is aluminum just like the m119... I may be wrong. I just started with this m119

Yes! I remember doing that on the 300E. I don't know if this will work on the M119 but I'll give it a try. The pan is aluminum with a stamped steel well. It's a 2-piece pan. I wanted to unbolt the engine mounts since I'm replacing them and drop the block a little but I cannot figure out how to get to those. There is a lot of heat shielding though, maybe I'm just missing something. I can say this.... The guy that decided that this engine would fit must have had some real balls. It's a complete Cluster F%@& under there!