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Originally Posted by The Ry Guy
Thank you Army for the diagram, that will certainly be useful when it goes back together.
vstech, what is the transmission model number for your 300D? I do not know who this Roy is that you are referring to, is he a member on this site? If so how would I go about calling him? Can you PM me his info?
From the few people I have called today looking for this part I haven't found anyone who has one yet.
The only thing I can think of that would cause this is having a maladjusted transmission that shifts harshly for a long period of time. The planet carrier looks to be some sort of cast iron or steel, so impact strength is not its strong suit.
After talking to a Mercedes dismantler today, this apparently is a common failure for these transmissions, so how long will a replacement last I wonder? Only one way to find out! The search continues...
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I've only been here for a short while too - I don't know everyone's real names yet but I think Roy is whunter - chief peach parts guru / moderator etc etc
You could try calling the sponsors of this site to see if they know where to get the part otherwise you could try emailing the people here in Holland who have that pdf file I provided in my last post.
On a hunch I'd go along with Doktor Bert instead of the dismantler - but even so the 722.3 transmission is generally thought to be stronger...
I'm finding out the hard way that these transmissions have some seriously expensive parts in them. Send vstech (John <= See I know that one!) a personal message (PM) and see if he has the correct bit for you.