At the transmission, I have the clamp's little 10mm loosened. (I can see a few threads under the washer on top of the little clamp.) I stuck a flat-head screwdriver into the clamp to try to pry it apart, although I don't think that did much.

EDIT: I guess I'll have to access the clamp from the rear through the transmission support and completely remove the screw.
I have it up on a ramp stand on level ground now, so I have much better access to it.

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1982 300CD Petrol/Black Leather

The bolt must be all the way out to allow the speedometer cable to slide out. If the old one is after market and the new one OEM, the OEM unit is a larger diameter and heftier. You may have to spread the C clamp more to allow the larger diameter cable to be inserted.

Again you must remove the entire bolt to remove the cable.

Dave

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1970 220D, owned 1980-1990
1980 240D, owned 1990-1992
1982 300TD, owned 1992-1993
1986 300SDL, owned 1993-2004
1999 E300, owned 1999-2003
1982 300TD, 213,880mi, owned since Nov 18, 1991- Aug 4, 2010 SOLD
1988 560SL, 100,000mi, owned since 1995
1965 Mustang Fastback Mileage Unknown(My sons)
1983 240D, 176,000mi (My daughers) owned since 2004
2007 Honda Accord EX-L I4 auto, the new daily driver
1985 300D 264,000mi Son's new daily driver.(sold)
2008 Hyundai Tiberon. Daughters new car

Yea, it's not all that hard if you have the space to get at it.

I originally had the car on ramps parked on a bit of a slope and I was trying to access the clamp from the side instead of the rear. That's almost impossible.

It works great now, though. Nice and smooth.
It also seems to have cured my cruise control surge.

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1982 300CD Petrol/Black Leather

By the way, the boot can be reinstalled into the firewall with a little silicone spray.
It is slippery and takes some poking this way and that, but it eventually works its way in.

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1982 300CD Petrol/Black Leather

Yeah 10-4 on the silicone spray, it can take the frustration out of a lot of rubber parts.

Charlie

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there were three HP ratings on the OM616...

1) Not much power
2) Even less power
3) Not nearly enough power!! 240D w/auto

Anyone that thinks a 240D is slow drives too fast.

80 240D Naturally Exasperated, 4-Spd 388k DD 150mph spedo 3:58 Diff

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