Originally Posted by eyezlee

I bought my 190 with the same flaring problems only it was on both the 2-3 and the 3-4 shifts. 3-4 was much worse...it felt like the tranny would drop right in to neutral for 2 seconds then grab the next gear and hold it so I figured it's not a clutch pack slipping problem... the 1-2 shift was rock solid.

after brousing threads on this board and others I ran across a shift kit (i'll have to dig up the link). after pulling the valve body and rebuilding it with the new shift spring kit it drives like a dream. Here's a link to pics: Linky

I didn't mess with the vacumm modulator or the bowden cable thingy. Now it shifts smoothy (starting in second with 1/4 pedal) but not slams from 2-3 at about 2500rpm's then 3-4 at about 3000. at 1/2 pedal it drops to 1 then back up to 2...then 2-3 and 3-4 both around 3500...

right now I'm about 95% satisfied...sometimes it shifts unexpectedly, usually when cold.

mines got 210K on the clock, I don't have any maintainance history on this tranny so to the best of my knowledge it is original. the PO was an older couple so judging by the condition of the rest of the car it was babied.