716.643 gearbox - Sprinter I - M111 (111.984)/OM611 (611.981) engine — MERCEDES-BENZ
716.643 gearbox - Sprinter I - M111 (111.984)/OM611 (611.981) engine on Mercedes-Benz: 25 steps, engines 111.984, 611.981, 611.983, 611.987.
Workshop procedure for MERCEDES-BENZ — the exact step sequence and torque figures, straight from real workshop data.
🧭 Before you start
Fits: platform codes 208, CDI, |, 211, 213, 214, NGT, 216, 308, 311, 313, 314, 316, 408, 411, 413, 414, 416, 616
- Renewed: gasket
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- Caution! Safety straps MUST be used
📋 Procedure
- Disconnect the propeller shaft from the gearbox
- Disconnect the propeller shaft from the differential
- Remove the propeller shaft
- Remove the protective covers from the electrical connector
- Disconnect the connectors
- Disconnect the speedometer sensor
- Renew the gasket if necessary
- Remove the engine/gearbox lower attaching bolts
- Support the engine/gearbox with a lifting jack
- Caution! Safety straps MUST be used
- Raise the gearbox slightly
- Remove the starter motor
- Move aside
- Disconnect the earth cable from the gearbox
- Remove the rear cross member
- Remove the remaining engine/gearbox attaching bolts
- Lower the gearbox slightly
- Remove the gearbox
Other MERCEDES-BENZ procedures
- Mercedes-Benz eng. 2.3 111.984 timing chain replacement
- Single plate clutch with OM611 (611.981)/983/987, OM612 (612.981), M111 (111.984) engine
- Mercedes-Benz 2.3 111.984 cylinder head removal & torque
- Mercedes-Benz eng. 2.1 CDI timing chain replacement
- Cylinder head OM611 in W90X
- Mercedes-Benz eng. 111 timing chain replacement
- Mercedes-Benz eng. 2.0 111.951 timing chain replacement
- Mercedes-Benz eng. timing chain replacement
- Mercedes-Benz eng. Kompressor timing chain replacement
- Mercedes-Benz eng. 2.3 111.979 timing chain replacement
Who makes these pages, and how
TorqFix was built by a mechanic — after a 2,700 km drive with five roadside repairs that no diagnostic tool could explain.
The figures on this page come from manufacturer workshop documentation and are shown as they are. The page is assembled automatically from that data — it is not written by an AI. The AI works in the chat, where it answers for your specific car. It writes nothing here.
Variants of the same model differ. Cross-check torque against the factory manual for your engine before final tightening.
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