i ordered and received a new speedo cable from buds benz and low and behold it was not the one i needed.
the new cable (supposed to be for an automatic) was longer than the old one and had a large tranny end.
the old cable had a small tranny end that was not much larger than a large ink pen in diameter.
buds is trying to figure out what is going on. they sent me the same mb part number as the old cable that i bought from mb several years ago.
my tranny plate say GA 230 sl E on it. I will let buds know this info and hope it helps.
any ideas?