'80 300CD:
I'm getting tired of the jerking and alternate sliding shifts at almost any throttle or load.

Shifts with a big jerk from 1 to 2, another jerk and jump from two to three and a slide into 4. I have a 280 that is as smooth as silk and I think its the same box. Other 300s I've had have been good and bad.

Is this an unequivocal sentence to the rebuilder or are there adjustments? I had filter and fluid change last year and addition of some favorite elixer. It seemed improved some but it seems that tuning the shift points or attention to the vacuum system should be looked over.

I'm in the dark here. I'm not of the mind to jog right on down to the tranny hospital until I have checked out all the possibilities. I may be hoping for that magic trick that makes it better without the pain but I owe it to myself to explore all the options first.

'Little Stevie Junior Fats'