DJ,

I did not remove the tranny, just the pan. I saw the DieselGiant pictorial, I just did not check the pushrod from below. My car will inch forward, but it will not normally engage forward gears.

Thanks...what have you done to get yours moving?

Don

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84-300D 256K
81-300SD 217K (Wife's)
79-300CD 212K - Project
89-Volvo 245 305K

Don, my car doesn't move yet. The rear wheels did spin and the tranny seemed to shift normally when it was in the air. On the ground it barely budged. It was if the tranny was slipping in drive or the other forward gears while on the ground.
I haven't tried to replace the sleeve that is mentioned in the previous posts. That looks like it would be fairly easy to do. I just have to get around to buying the part.

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84 300D Turbodiesel 190K with 4 speed manual sold in 03/2012

I checked the pushrod on my replaced B2 piston on the 81-300SD and put the piston back in.

At least it drives forward (unlike the first time I replaced the piston), BUT it still does not engage until the engine goes high on rpm's and then slams into gear. Worse than it did when I decided to change it.

NOW, I have to drive about 7 hours tomorrow, with varying times of stop-and-go traffic.

I am taking a chance that the tranny will just stop working all together by taking this car?

Any insight will help.

Don

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84-300D 256K
81-300SD 217K (Wife's)
79-300CD 212K - Project
89-Volvo 245 305K

Are the other vehicles in your signature roadworthy?

Why run it if you don't have to - given, if the other cars are drivers? Beats burning up the transmission until you can commit the appropriate time to troubleshoot.

I would not drive it under those conditions.

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1977 300d 70k--sold 08
1985 300TD 185k+
1984 307d 126k--sold 8/03
1985 409d 65k--sold 06
1984 300SD 315k--daughter's car
1979 300SD 122k--sold 2/11
1999 Fuso FG Expedition Camper
1993 GMC Sierra 6.5 TD 4x4
1982 Bluebird Wanderlodge CAT 3208--Sold 2/13

If you need a third vote for not driving it, then you have mine.

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1959 Gravely LI, 1963 Gravely L8, 1973 Gravely C12
1982 380SL
1978 450 SEL 6.9 euro restoration at 63% and climbing
1987 300 D
2005 CDI European Delivery
2006 CDI Handed down to daughter
2007 GL CDI. Wifes

I definately fourth that suggestion!

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My Truck.. 2007 DODGE, 5.9 Cummins, 6spd stick, 4X4. My car..1977 240D, OTHER WHEELS...1955 VW Oval window bug, European Delivery (Holland) with a 1700cc, 2 barrel, Porsche drum brakes. 1939 WILLYS Pick-up. 1967 Triumph 200cc Tiger Cub. 1976 Honda 550F 4cyl Motor Cycle.

You've already answered your own question, actually.

through the years and survived it. I had a bad engine on my 300D from oil loss and I litreally prayed forthe day it would fail, and I drove and drove and even took it up the West VA mountains and it would not die..some two years later i yanked it anyway

I bought the bushing today. It only cost $5 but it's only a small plastic ring. I would have bought it from Fastlane but sad to say the shipping would have cost more than the part.
Hopefully next weekend I'll put in and update everyone if this does the trick.

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84 300D Turbodiesel 190K with 4 speed manual sold in 03/2012

THIS IS THE 3RD TIME I HAVE TRIED TO GET THE B2 FIXED! The first time the car would not go forward. Then, the 2nd time, I opened it up again to put the pushrod (dogbone) in properly...then the car would go forward but worse then it was originally (won't go from a complete stop without a high rev and slamming into gear).

So, today I finally got the black teflon sleeve and tore everything apart again, put it back together...and now the car will not move forward at all again! I guess it could be the pushrod is out of place.

Is something else wrong or should I try a 4th time to get it right.

What could be wrong if it is not the B2 piston. The car goes backward and forward fine after it gets going (well, not now).

Thanks...Don

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84-300D 256K
81-300SD 217K (Wife's)
79-300CD 212K - Project
89-Volvo 245 305K

Do you mean once it's warmed up? I ask because I'm having a transmission problem too (haven't replaced the B2 piston). Mine does what you had happening - it revs but doesn't engage right away. That goes away after it's warm.

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No, right now the car does not go forward at all; but, that is what it did when I decided to "fix" it. And, it did not get better when it got warm.

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84-300D 256K
81-300SD 217K (Wife's)
79-300CD 212K - Project
89-Volvo 245 305K

No other input?

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84-300D 256K
81-300SD 217K (Wife's)
79-300CD 212K - Project
89-Volvo 245 305K

I haven't got around to installing my teflon sleeve yet. The weather here has been to crappy to go out and work on it lately. This weekend doesn't look too promising either as its supposed to snow. I wish I could drive my car into the garage to do it.

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84 300D Turbodiesel 190K with 4 speed manual sold in 03/2012