Mercedes-Benz Manual Transmission 26.04 Transmission Removal and Installation Removal 1. Park the vehicle on a level surface. Shut down the engine, set the parking brake, and chock the rear tires. 1 2. Drain the transmission fluid. See Fig. 1 for the location of the drain plug. 2 3 1 05/22/2001 f261102 2 3 NOTE: The transmission is shown from the left-hand side. 06/05/2001 1. Transmission 2. Output Yoke 3. Driveshaft f261005 1. Transmission 2. Fill Plug 3. Drain Plug Fig. 1, Transmission Drain and Fill Plugs Fig. 2, Output Yoke 3. Disconnect the driveshaft from the transmission. 3.1 Support the midship bearing.
3.2 Remove the bolts from the U-joint end caps and slide the front of the driveshaft out of the transmission output yoke. See Fig. 2 . 2 3 3.3 Remove the midship bearing bracket. See Fig. 3 . 3 3.4 Support the disconnected driveshaft and chain it out of the way. See Fig. 4 . 01/28/99 1 f261006 4. Remove the shift lever from the transmission. 1. Midship Bracket 2. Mounting Bolt 3. Driveshaft 4.1 Before removing the shift lever, place the transmission in high gear. Fig. 3, Midship Bearing Bracket 4.2 Remove the four screws from the retaining ring around the shift lever boot. See Fig. 5 . Remove the ring and the boot.
installation, mark the head of the shift le- ver and the attachment point on the trans- mission with a paint pen. 4.3 Remove the head of the shift lever from the transmission. See Fig. 6 . For ease of 5. Remove the fuel lines and the fuel line standoff bracket from the transmission. See Fig. 7 . Business Class M2 Workshop Manual, Supplement 8, September 2005 100/1