My 240 manual tranny has a bad case of the "slops." There is no sense of location within the "H" and it is very difficult to differentiate between gears (especially first and reverse) as no shifter lift or other special movement is required for reverse anymore. No problem as long as you don't attempt to shift to first while still moving but my wife has very difficult time driving the car and I would like to replace the bushings. I have replaced shifter linkage bushings on a W124 Automatic but haven't even looked at the 240 to see what is involved. Any help with procedure, degree of difficulty/involvement, parts needed, tricks or other relevant information would be greatly appreciated.

P.S. Nothing directly on point found in search but any prior post references would also be appreciated.

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2008 GL320CDI 6K
1970 280SL 112K
1982 240D 210K (Sold)
1973 220D 220K (Sold)
1967 200D 160K (Sold)
1992 400E 139K (Sold)
1988 300E 148K (Sold)
1987 300D 257K (Sold)
1991 300E 108K (Sold)
1987 300E 131K (Sold)
1978 300D TMU (Sold)
1980 300D TMU (Sold)
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i hope you get more in the way of information than i did with my recent post. will be a watching and a hoping.

Its a pretty easy job. Once you have a look under the car and see how the linkages are set up, you'll see how the bushings are set up. I remember on my old '81 240D 4spd, I went to the dealer andasked for the bushings and they sold me the aluminum "housings" that the bushings were installed in. I dont think the bushings themselves are sold separately. The Haynes manual has an excellent diagram and procedure on how to replace and adjust the bushings. Good luck.

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'92 300D 2.5 Turbodiesel - sold
'83 300D Turbodiesel - 4 speed manual/2.88 diff - sold
'87 300D Turbodiesel - sold
'82 300D Turbodiesel - sold

Will give it a go in near future.

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2008 GL320CDI 6K
1970 280SL 112K
1982 240D 210K (Sold)
1973 220D 220K (Sold)
1967 200D 160K (Sold)
1992 400E 139K (Sold)
1988 300E 148K (Sold)
1987 300D 257K (Sold)
1991 300E 108K (Sold)
1987 300E 131K (Sold)
1978 300D TMU (Sold)
1980 300D TMU (Sold)
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before getting underneath.. can anyone readily list the bushing set??
autopartsguru.com was the only place could find them..

"you can make a small press from a bolt, nut and a couple oversized washers. Put some vaseline on the bushing and sandwitch it between the linkage arm and the washers and tighten the nut"

I had this "on file" never needed to try it but it should work.

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1985 Euro 240D 5 spd 140K
1979 240D 5 spd, 40K on engine rebuild
1994 Dodge/Cummins, 5 spd, 121K
1964 Allice Chalmers D15 tractor
2014 Kubota L3800 tractor
1964 VW bug

"Lifes too short to drive a boring car"

thanks stevo.. but looking for which bushings needed for the full r/r.. no haynes handy.
nice collection by the way, we've got to get you a shopforumgallery. tugboats rule

Sounds like you may also have problems within the shifter its self. There are some bushings that support the shift lever which can fail/wear and cause sloppy shifting. The 4-spped shifter that came out of my car when I installed the 5-speed had worn like this.

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The shifter linkage bushings at the tranny end are usually the ones that go south. I dont have a part # but Phil here should have them if thats the ones your needing.

Ya, old tugboats and old diesel MBs are a good combo

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1985 Euro 240D 5 spd 140K
1979 240D 5 spd, 40K on engine rebuild
1994 Dodge/Cummins, 5 spd, 121K
1964 Allice Chalmers D15 tractor
2014 Kubota L3800 tractor
1964 VW bug

"Lifes too short to drive a boring car"

thanks guys.. surely phil can put together a full box of bushings. .

FWIW, this was an easy and very worthwhile repair from what I remember. Still on the same ones today and it still feels good.

PWS

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2008 GL320CDI 6K
1970 280SL 112K
1982 240D 210K (Sold)
1973 220D 220K (Sold)
1967 200D 160K (Sold)
1992 400E 139K (Sold)
1988 300E 148K (Sold)
1987 300D 257K (Sold)
1991 300E 108K (Sold)
1987 300E 131K (Sold)
1978 300D TMU (Sold)
1980 300D TMU (Sold)
MBCA Member

I did the bushings on my 240D a few years ago. It was a very easy and cheap job. I've got a couple of old posts on the repair. If anyone wants it, contact me offlist at len@sokoloff.com. There are also allen bolts where the linkages connect to the transmission - make sure they are snug too while you're under there.

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'59 220S Cabriolet-SOLD and living happily in Malta
'83 240D 351,500 miles original owner-SOLD
'88 560SL 41,000 miles - totaled and parted out
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'99 E300 turbo 227,500 miles
'03 SLK320 40,000 miles - gave to my daughter
'14 Smart electric coupe 28,500 miles
'14 Smart electric cabriolet 28,500 miles
'15 Smart electric coupe 28,000 miles

there is a large plastic bush in the shifter that wears out and causes slopping shifting.

to change it the shifter assembly must come out, i believe. once out it is pretty easy to change i think. i have not done it personally but my indie has done it for me a couple of times.

tom w

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