Thread: 722.118 Automatic transmission rebuild (Monster DIY)
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Old 03-23-2012, 08:52 AM
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Originally Posted by snapped_bolt View Post
and I hope to be adding to it. I have the old transmission out of my '81 240D that I pulled a few years ago. I am too curious. I MUST get inside and find out what went wrong with it. On a trip to town one day, it just up and stopped moving the car. I want to build a tear-down bench for it- stainless steel, slightly (very slightly) sloping, with a drain for fluids to go into a large bucket, and a screen for BB's, springs, screws......and lots of LIGHT!


snapped_bolt
Sounds great - the more information posted on the forum the better our common knowledge becomes - my guess would be the splined shafts on the front planet assembly or a front pump issue. Either way strip it down! Good luck.
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