[justanotherguy]

Quick update: The old Merc is back on the road! Thanks again everyone. The trans went in the same way it came out and now I'm a believer that removing the torque tube is much easier than it initially seemed. I also took the advantage of it being out to run new brake lines on the rear (it has a dual MC and the front lines are good). So now I'm doing shake down runs around town. It runs great, seems to shift well, but It looks and handles like a fat turd... a lot of body roll, and it already has a sway bar and Panhard bars. Maybe I'll give Posies some money. I'm thinking if I tackle the suspension issues, this will warrant a new thread.