It's time to have my tranny rebuilt on my 87 300SDL. I was hoping it just needed new fluid and a filter, or just to have the vacuum reworked. But all the vacuum works out. So I'm left with rebuilding her so she will shift right. She shifts hard in every gear, and when I first put her in drive or reverse she waits for a couple of seconds and then jumps into gear.

So does anyone in the Austin TX area, know of a good shop to drop my car off at?

Any help would be great.

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Professional greasecar installer
Austin TX


98 Jetta TDI with grease car kit + veg-therm (totaled)
87 MB 300SDL running on B99 / greasecar kit + 30 fphe
www.austingreaseguys.com

I haven't used them for any tranny work, but Ben's Workshop on Pressler at 5th has done quite a bit of work on my '98 E300. They seem to put everything back together correctly, but I've had to push out my retirement date a few years - not cheap.

Its not slipping yet?

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1985 500SL Euro w/ AMG bits 130k
1984 300SD Turbodiesel 192k
1980 240D Stick China 188k
2001 CLK55 AMG 101k
2007 S600 Biturbo 149k Overheated Project, IT'S ALIVE!!!

Does it act the same with the modulator vacuum line off as well as on?

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Dave
1983 300D Daily Driver

It flares in every gear, is that what you mean?

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Professional greasecar installer
Austin TX


98 Jetta TDI with grease car kit + veg-therm (totaled)
87 MB 300SDL running on B99 / greasecar kit + 30 fphe
www.austingreaseguys.com

What I mean is, if it acts the sane with the vacuum modulator discinnected, thjen your problem might be with the modulator, which if bad, will give you tje problems you described.

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Dave
1983 300D Daily Driver