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Originally Posted by mlozzi200478
thats great,my benz had a similiar issue a delay when engaging reverse,then the delay got longer,finally i lost reverse altogether,no one wants to diagnose the reverse issue and just fix it,the car shifts great while going forward no issues,so they want like $2,000.000 to do a complete overhaul,i found a tranny with 68k on it for $995.00 i may just buy it and have them swapped out.i think a stock benz tranny with all factory parts may be a better choice then having a rebuild,what do you guys think? the tranny is out of a wrecked salvage car.its funny cuz my car has exactly 68k on it right now.
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Rebuild all the way. Just have the B3 bands replaced for reverse (and front pump resealed) and leave everything else alone! $2k seems too expensive, look elsewhere. It's not a difficult, or even that long of a job if the shop has done it before. DO NOT take it to a standard tranny shop -- they will screw up I promise you. Take it to a shop who KNOWS the 722.3/.4 transmissions.
OP: You have more than 100k left in the tranny. I've "heard" that ensuring you come to a complete stop before changing from Reverse to Drive will help keep the bands from wearing so fast.
Since you got the reverse taken care of early, all that dust won't be circulating the system. These transmissions should go for 300-400k if fluid changes are good and nothing catastrophic occurs before a full rebuild is needed (leaving aside the reverse bands issue...it happens to us all somewhere around 100-200k).