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Trans slips on steep hill
Can the bands of the trans be tightened to prevent slippage? 190 Mercedes.
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Earl 1993 190E 2.3 2000 Toyota 4x4 Tundra |
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When the trans is in 4th gear only the 2 clutch packs are applied, no external adjustments.
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MERCEDES Benz Master Guild Technician (6 TIMES) ASE Master Technician Mercedes Benz Star Technician (2 times) 44 years foreign automotive repair 27 Years M.B. Shop foreman (dealer) MB technical information Specialist (15 years) 190E 2.3 16V ITS SCCA race car (sold) 1986 190E 2.3 16V 2.5 (sold) Retired Moderator |
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I don't quite follow you. I would think that when on a steep hill, the trans would automatically drop down to a lower gear.
Or... do you mean that the driver must physically downshift to a lower gear in order to avoid slippage?
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Earl 1993 190E 2.3 2000 Toyota 4x4 Tundra |
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This is my wife's car and I just got a clarification of the situation. The trans is not slipping. The engine is (supposedly) loosing power when climbing a steep hill even though she manually downshifts when climbing the hill. I'm beginning to wonder if the slowness she experiences, may be due to her dropping the transmission down into a lower gear thus causing the vehicle to travel much slower. She said the reason she downshifts is so that the car will travel faster when going up the hill.
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Earl 1993 190E 2.3 2000 Toyota 4x4 Tundra |
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She needs a little more patience and maybe a physics lesson... or a more powerful car.
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A 190 2.3 (was) never exactly a speed demon. One with a quarter million miles even less so. Maybe get her a 2.6?
Or tell her to build speed to ~90mph before hitting that hill next time.
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I'd try it myself to see what the problem is.
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