MB Auto transmission bellhousing to adapt gs5-39dz ?
MB Auto transmission bellhousing to adapt gs5-39dz ?
11-28-2012, 02:37 PM
#1
I was wondering tonight though - Looking at a the old auto transmission that came with my donor 606, the bellhousing from this is removable and once parted out leaves what could be a bolt-on 'front half' to an adapter plate welded to the cut back MB trans.
Pictures are here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/benstoneham...121553411/
Without measurements from MB whether the longitudinal dimension would work- I don't know - for example how deep the 'front' half of solutions like the one Savitas used http://www.superturbodiesel.com/std/thread-3394-page-2.html are? 150mm perhaps is too much?
I have searched though and haven't seen anyone else try this - is there an obvious thing I am missing here?
I know a few members have done the conversion of the MB gs5-39dz gearbox by cutting or milling existing manual trans bellhousing from MB and welding to cut-back BMW trans and I am currently considering the same for a OM606 Gwagon conversion (maybe GS6-53 though).
I was wondering tonight though - Looking at a the old auto transmission that came with my donor 606, the bellhousing from this is removable and once parted out leaves what could be a bolt-on 'front half' to an adapter plate welded to the cut back MB trans.
Pictures are here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/benstoneham...121553411/
Without measurements from MB whether the longitudinal dimension would work- I don't know - for example how deep the 'front' half of solutions like the one Savitas used http://www.superturbodiesel.com/std/thread-3394-page-2.html are? 150mm perhaps is too much?
I have searched though and haven't seen anyone else try this - is there an obvious thing I am missing here?
11-28-2012, 02:45 PM
#2
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larsalan I guess I need to look at this stupid ass drip shit. What you have to like mess with those elements on the pump? What a fucking hassle. then use some wire to hold the throttle open or some shit?
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11-28-2012, 02:45 PM #2Definitely save that. Some careful measuring and some basic mill work will make it into a nice adapter.
Newbie-read this: Cheap Tricks
617.952-220k-Getting built up
larsalan I guess I need to look at this stupid ass drip shit. What you have to like mess with those elements on the pump? What a fucking hassle. then use some wire to hold the throttle open or some shit?
11-29-2012, 03:08 PM
#3
(11-28-2012, 02:37 PM)fcp I know a few members have done the conversion of the MB gs5-39dz gearbox by cutting or milling existing manual trans bellhousing from MB and welding to cut-back BMW trans and I am currently considering the same for a OM606 Gwagon conversion (maybe GS6-53 though).
I was wondering tonight though - Looking at a the old auto transmission that came with my donor 606, the bellhousing from this is removable and once parted out leaves what could be a bolt-on 'front half' to an adapter plate welded to the cut back MB trans.
Pictures are here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/benstoneham...121553411/
Without measurements from MB whether the longitudinal dimension would work- I don't know - for example how deep the 'front' half of solutions like the one Savitas used http://www.superturbodiesel.com/std/thread-3394-page-2.html are? 150mm perhaps is too much?
I have searched though and haven't seen anyone else try this - is there an obvious thing I am missing here?
Try to place removed MB tranny part next to gs5-39dz and you find out 150 is more than too much
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(11-28-2012, 02:37 PM)fcp I know a few members have done the conversion of the MB gs5-39dz gearbox by cutting or milling existing manual trans bellhousing from MB and welding to cut-back BMW trans and I am currently considering the same for a OM606 Gwagon conversion (maybe GS6-53 though).
I was wondering tonight though - Looking at a the old auto transmission that came with my donor 606, the bellhousing from this is removable and once parted out leaves what could be a bolt-on 'front half' to an adapter plate welded to the cut back MB trans.
Pictures are here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/benstoneham...121553411/
Without measurements from MB whether the longitudinal dimension would work- I don't know - for example how deep the 'front' half of solutions like the one Savitas used http://www.superturbodiesel.com/std/thread-3394-page-2.html are? 150mm perhaps is too much?
I have searched though and haven't seen anyone else try this - is there an obvious thing I am missing here?
Try to place removed MB tranny part next to gs5-39dz and you find out 150 is more than too much
Push like on my project facebook http://www.facebook.com/OMperform
11-29-2012, 05:44 PM
#4
Quote:Try to place removed MB tranny part next to gs5-39dz and you find out 150 is more than too much
Yeah that's what I figured might be the problem.
At the least I guess I can do what you did and use this as the MB donor.
The alternative I guess might be a custom flywheel with bigger offset for pilot bearing to allow it to project further into a deeper bellhousing?
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The alternative I guess might be a custom flywheel with bigger offset for pilot bearing to allow it to project further into a deeper bellhousing?
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Scratch that idea, I just took another look at the setup... it would be a deeeep flywheel
So how much of the donor MB bellhousing did you use then? I guess I need to buy the BM gearbox and understand by looking myself.
This post was last modified: 11-29-2012, 06:04 PM by fcp.
Quote:Try to place removed MB tranny part next to gs5-39dz and you find out 150 is more than too much
Yeah that's what I figured might be the problem.
At the least I guess I can do what you did and use this as the MB donor.
The alternative I guess might be a custom flywheel with bigger offset for pilot bearing to allow it to project further into a deeper bellhousing?
[quote
The alternative I guess might be a custom flywheel with bigger offset for pilot bearing to allow it to project further into a deeper bellhousing?
[/quote]
Scratch that idea, I just took another look at the setup... it would be a deeeep flywheel
So how much of the donor MB bellhousing did you use then? I guess I need to buy the BM gearbox and understand by looking myself.
12-01-2012, 12:57 PM
#5
(11-29-2012, 05:44 PM)fcp So how much of the donor MB bellhousing did you use then? I guess I need to buy the BM gearbox and understand by looking myself.
You will need about 10 cm of MB housing. This is a photo of fully prepared BMW housing:
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This post was last modified: 12-01-2012, 12:57 PM by Savitas.
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(11-29-2012, 05:44 PM)fcp So how much of the donor MB bellhousing did you use then? I guess I need to buy the BM gearbox and understand by looking myself.
You will need about 10 cm of MB housing. This is a photo of fully prepared BMW housing:
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