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11-22-2008, 10:04 PM
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URGENT: Frozen W123 Manual Transmission
The four-speed manual transmission has failed. No warning. I start it up, shift it into reverse, and it won't leave. The stick moves around, it's no longer in the reverse position, and it won't shift into any gear now. If I release the clutch, the car goes into reverse, so the reverse gear is obviously engaged. The reverse lights also aren't on. Seems like a linkage problem, anyone else with this problem, or know how to solve it?
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11-22-2008, 10:37 PM
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 Yep, what he said.....
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Jimmy L. '05 Acura TL 6MT  2001 ML430 My Spare Gone: '95 E300 188K "Batmobile" Texas Unfriendly Black '85 300TD 235K "The Wagon" Texas Friendly White '80 240D 154K "China"  Scar engine installed'81 300TD 240K "Smash" '80 240D 230K "The Squash" '81 240D 293K"Scar" Rear ended harder than Elton John
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11-22-2008, 10:54 PM
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11-22-2008, 11:23 PM
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11-22-2008, 11:52 PM
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I had the 1-2 linkage fall off when driving once. Luckilly it was in the neutral position when it did. I drove home using 3 and 4
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1979 240D- 316K miles - VGT Turbo, Intercooler, Stick Shift, Many Other Mods - Daily Driver 1982 300SD - 232K miles - Wife's Daily Driver 1986 560SL - Wife's red speed machine
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11-23-2008, 12:12 AM
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11-23-2008, 02:57 AM
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Me too. Can be a bit of a puzzle at first, depending on what has happened, but on mine the linkage that fell off jammed the other stuff and it took a while to undo, then reattach them. They "pop" into position and I believe they are supposed to have clips to keep them on the levers at the transmission, but the rubber gets old and loose and they come off. Good luck, Jim
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Own: 1986 Euro 190E 2.3-16 (291,000 miles), 1998 E300D TurboDiesel, 231,000 miles -purchased with 45,000, 1988 300E 5-speed 252,000 miles, 1983 240D 4-speed, purchased w/136,000, now with 222,000 miles. 2009 ML320CDI Bluetec, 89,000 miles Owned: 1971 220D (250,000 miles plus, sold to father-in-law), 1975 240D (245,000 miles - died of body rot), 1991 350SD (176,560 miles, weakest Benz I have owned), 1999 C230 Sport (45,400 miles), 1982 240D (321,000 miles, put to sleep)
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11-23-2008, 03:14 AM
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11-23-2008, 06:42 AM
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I once had one of the arms break off the bottom of the shifter. I have also had shift rods fall off on my 62 fintail in Florida on a trip. I crawled under and put the arm on and finished the day out with only fourth gear, then fixed it enough to get home with coat hanger.
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11-23-2008, 07:49 AM
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how obvious is it?
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11-23-2008, 08:47 AM
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The trans may have tried to switch into to two gears at once. Get under the car and shake the levers on the trans until they are all in N. You may need take the linkage off. I had a similar problem happen to me on the way to work one day, I pulled over agave em a wiggle and was on my way.
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11-23-2008, 08:56 AM
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If it goes into two gears it would lock solid from both ends.
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11-23-2008, 09:04 AM
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http://superturbodiesel.com/images/sig.04.10.jpg 1995 E420 Schwarz 1995 E300 Weiss #1987 300D Sturmmachine #1991 300D Nearly Perfect #1994 E320 Cabriolet #1995 E320 Touring #1985 300D Sedan OBK #42
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11-23-2008, 09:59 AM
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**edit** It would be nice if you would put your '83 240D into your signature, then we wouldn't have to go hunt for your year. Linkages off the tranny changed in '81. Here is a pic of what your tranny should look like. Follow the shifter linkages to the arms coming off the tranny.... 
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