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Mercedes Diesel OM617 to AW4 Cherokee Automatic Trans

jeep-dsl

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Newville, PA
Just got an AW4 transmission to make OM617 Mercedes diesel conversion some guys have been asking for. Got bellhousing to engine adapter back from shop today. The crankshaft adapter is the same as one we made for the wrangler automatic. Here is a progress so far.

https://picasaweb.google.com/108835502627617838878/OM617ToAW4#

Hope to have test fit to engine this weekend. We are thinking about using the RAdesigns shifter. Has anyone installed that shifter?
 
What's the redline / power band etc like on an OM617? Might need to have the torque converter gone over / rebuilt with a different stall speed.

EDIT looks like 5100rpm. Not sure I'd leave it there for long, but I guess you could leave the stock converter alone.
 
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