[W126 Coupe] 500 / 560 Transmission Interchangeable?

[jralex at ix.netcom.com]

Kevin, I remember your restoration with pictures. Did you also do the Paxton supercharger? I cannot answer your tranny question but you might check with Satish. He has a shop now called Motorweks that can be found at the mbcoupes.com home page. Jim Alex

-----Original Message-----
>From: kevin at dennehy.net
>Sent: Feb 25, 2006 12:37 AM
>To: mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com
>Subject: [W126 Coupe] 500 / 560 Transmission Interchangeable?
>
>Greetings all,
>
>cannot believe it's been at least a year since my last post...where the
>heck does the time go...
>
>
>What I have: 1985 500 Euro with a blown tranny
>
>What I've heard...the 500 trannys apparently are not as smooth as the
>560's. That being said, Mercedes apparently has moded their 500's so when
>you buy a factory rebuilt now it's better than the original. So...what to
>do.
>
>Do I put a factory rebuilt 500 Euro back in?
>
>Or should I put a 560 Euro in?
>
>Can a 560 be interchanged. IE is the housing the same etc etc?
>
>Has anyone done this? Can anyone tell me IF the 560 is really a smoother
>tranny?
>
>Would love to hear your infinate wisdom on this one.
>
>Kevin Dennehy
>Vancouver BC
>
>PS:
>If any of you remember, a couple of years ago I was restoring from the
>ground up my 500. Finished the restoration project last year. Turned out
>better than expected and like driving new SEC...so tight, so straight and
>so nice! Not for the faint of heart though as it is very very costly. Such
>is the love for SEC;) Of course I replaced virtually everthing.....except
>the transmission and engine. I promise I'll get around to posting some
>pics in the future.
>
>
>
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