purchasing gearbox

[Taleb]

hello all ,

i already have 280sl pagoda 1968 and only required the automatic gearbox for it , please advice if anyone knows where to purchase it ,

thanks

[merrill]

you can try calling mark at

http://www.mercedesdismantlers.com/

Phone: (818) 782 2300

[Taleb]

hi matt ,

I already contact them , they don't have at the moment ... thanks anyway

[RAY]

Have a look in the Technical Manual under suppliers.

Ray

[merrill]

Gernold at sl tech 
or
adsit company.

Adsit as a last resort

[cabrioletturbo]

Have one off 230SL, should be the same?
Contact via PM for details.

[Jonny B]

One difference on the automatic transmission is the type of torque converter. The 230 and 250 had an aluminum converter that had a bit of a tendency to leak at the rivet joints. From what my mechanic told me, the leaks are extremely difficult (close to impossible) to repair. On the rebuild of my transmission he installed a later type, steel with a welded joint (at the input shaft).

I know there are also differences with the bolt pattern on the converter itself. Mine required six bolts. These are on the converter itself, and are in groups of two spaced around the edge of the converter (there are two bolts at what would be the points of an equilateral triangle).

[Taleb]

Thanks a lot Jonny for all this information and I will keep it in mind because someone just offered me 250sl gearbox .

Thanks
Taleb