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W123 Trans issue
Hello all....I have a transmission problem looking for your input.
The car is: 1983 300DT 49 state car 4 speed auto. The trouble is: when I manually shift down from drive into second/third and then try to shift back to drive I either have to go to neutral then back to drive or put counter clockwise pressure on the stick to get back to drive. If I don't do one of these the car remains in second/third. My first guess is this would be nothing more than a linkage issue. What do you all think? Thanks for your time. Bill
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Get underneath the car and make sure the bushings are still good, and the linkage isn't bent.
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How much do you have to move the lever to change each gear?
That'll tell you if your bushings are bad. Jim
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The lever shouldn't have play in it and the shifter should line up in the gates with the correct gears. I'd guess bushings also. They're cheap (less than $2 ea.), but they aren't easy to get to (on a W124, at least).
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