They show up frequently and are cheaply priced on eBay in Europe. So to fit a T-5 would probably require fabricating complicated linkage and most likely modifying the transmission tunnel to accommodate. Measured a T-5 World Class and while an adapter would make it mate to the OM617, the shift lever in the tail housing is far enough back that someone riding in the back seat would need to shift it after an access hole was cut in the tunnel. This is very much unlike other manufacturer designs that have the shifter out on the tail shaft much further back. Wonder if this is worth looking into? Robert Someone suggested the T-5 so did a little more research and: The Mercedes transmissions are generally short and stout with the main shift lever roughly positioned above and near the middle front of the main housing connected via linkages to some levers that come out the side of the main housing. Assuming the remaining challenges of the shift lever, driveshaft, rear mount, and so on could be overcome, we could then have a not so rare 5 speed conversion for our W123s with OM616 - 7. Then one could mate up a 5 speed from an OM602, OM603, 190D, or whatever is close enough to work with a custom adapter & flywheel.
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