07-02-2013, 03:28 PM
#187
(07-02-2013, 10:52 AM)Simpler=Better Yeah, I'm gonna have fun when It's my turn to do this
Also, mail me your spacer ring(or a spare) and I'll turn it nice and pretty for free on the lathe
I don't have another one, I lucked out that I even had one of them! Installed now though.
You will have fun when you do yours, ive been having a blast
Update-
round 4 a success!
Removed the transmission a 3rd time and the problem was immediately clear. You can see here the splines were pressing into the bearing, and actually cut a groove during my last super short test-
fortunately I had an extra pilot bushing I could modify, so I removed a total of 8mm from the bushing depth, 3mm to compensate for the ring spacer on the back side, and 5mm to clear the spline and give me a bit of a safety gap.
here is the cooked one next to the modified bushing. Ironically the final depth for the cut bushing is the same as the stock mercedes pilot bearing, 11mm.
here is the difference in depth in the pilot bearing adapter piece, formerly the end of the original bearing was flush with the end of the adapter-
and installed-
so reassembled everything and im in business! Im solving another large oil leak before I can go on a decent test drive, but it goes into all gears smoothly and engages well!
1974 240D 617 turbo swap, W201 5-speed, in the works project
1983 240D 616 stock, DD
1989 Chevy Astro, 617 turbo swap, T5 5-speed, 4.56 diff, work van