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Can i fix 1990 500SL transmission no: 72235303491596 to my 1992 500E with transmission no: 72236503779518
Can i fix 1990 500SL transmission no: 72235303491596 to my 1992 500E with transmission no: 72236503779518
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Transmission
- Thread starter NIGHT RAIDER
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I have transmission problem and the SL for parts so i was thinking to change it.The R129 transmission is not plug+play.
Why do you want to do this?
OK. Well, the R129 transmission should bolt up (AFAIK) but the tail section is different. I believe you'd have to swap the tail section with your existing transmission.
Why not repair / rebuild your existing 500E transmission instead?
this 500E i never use it since 8.5 years and this transmission issue appear after the paint job ,this is the second time with transmission issue i prefer the manual transmission swap , what about e320 manual transmission ? the 5 speed cable transmission from 300E-24 ?OK. Well, the R129 transmission should bolt up (AFAIK) but the tail section is different. I believe you'd have to swap the tail section with your existing transmission.
Why not repair / rebuild your existing 500E transmission instead?
Manual transmission swap is a completely different discussion. I'm not sure if the W124 6-cyl 5-speed transmission is a good fit or not. I'd look into a modern 6-speed with overdrive.
Read this thread for more info... a guy swapped a 6-speed Mercedes transmission into a W124 E420 a few years ago.
