Thread: 1980 Mercedes 300D very harsh shift from 1 to 2 Need help with vacuum
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Old 01-18-2015, 03:04 PM
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Originally Posted by yuke View Post
I had very same problem with my 85 SD. It would shift late at 3000-3500 rpm and shift harshly 1st to 2nd. Turned out to be bowden cable adjustment had too much tension on it.
The OP's car is a much earlier model of the transmission and doesn't have any Bowden cable or shift linkage attachment to the transmission.
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