ATC 400/ATC 500 Transfer Case
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The ATC 400 is installed in the E83 and the ATC 500 in the E53 MU. They differ in that the ATC 500 is splined to the front propeller shaft and the ATC 400 uses a four bolt flange. In addition, there is one more disc in the multi-disc clutch of the ATC 500 and the distance between the input shaft and the output shaft to the front axle is 19 mm greater than in the ATC 400. See Fig 1 .