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Old 08-29-2002, 11:53 PM
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Gear Shift Bushing on W202

The shift bushings on my 95 C280 are going bad. They lasted a decent amount of time... 127k miles, and quite a bit of shift use!
Now, D can easily slip into 3.

Just a quick question... what is the cost of replacement for this? Time and part $?

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Old 08-30-2002, 08:10 AM
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Hey David - I had mine replaced for about $30. It took them about 1/2 hour. piece of cake.
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Old 08-30-2002, 01:46 PM
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Great, thanks Mark!

So it takes about 1/2 hr to replace. Did you have the dealerhip do it?

So the parts are $30. (?)

Thanks again.
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1993 300E 3.2L Sedan w/ close to about 300k miles
2003 E500 Brilliant Silver (Had 217k miles when totalled!)
1989 300E with 289,000 miles (had for <1 yr while in HI)
03 CLK 500 cabrio (Mom's)
2006 C230k (Dad's)
1999 S420 (Mom's/Dad's)
2000 C230k Sport sedans
2001 CLK320 Cabrio (Mom's)
1995 C280 My First Mercedes-Benz... (155k miles. EXCEPTIONAL AUTOMOBILE. Was Very hard to let go of!)
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Old 08-30-2002, 02:55 PM
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David - yes - I did. The part was like a couple bucks, but the labor was about 1/2 hour. It's been a while. But I remember how cheap it was to fix. I got a whole new shifter out of it! It has been explained on here how to DIY somewhere. Too complicated for a simpleton like me
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Old 08-30-2002, 04:27 PM
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This has been discussed many a time in the tech forum - search the archives for more discussion than you'll want to read. The part itself is ~$1.25, though that's dealer pricing - you can save almost half mail order!

Installation is more frustrating than difficult. The bushing just pushes into place - but the pushing is a real bear. The archives contain some description of homemade tools used to do the job.

I've done this a couple of times on a couple of different cars. It never requires more than a few simple tools, never takes too long, and always makes a nice difference. In fact, my '98 E-class needs this done right now - I've been driving around with the bushing in the ashtray for a few weeks now. Maybe I'll head home early and take care of it.
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Old 08-30-2002, 09:07 PM
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Ok... i'll probably buy the bushings and then have my independent mechanic install them. He does not specialize in Mercedes... will he be familiar with the process!?

Thanks.
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1993 300E 3.2L Sedan w/ close to about 300k miles
2003 E500 Brilliant Silver (Had 217k miles when totalled!)
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03 CLK 500 cabrio (Mom's)
2006 C230k (Dad's)
1999 S420 (Mom's/Dad's)
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2001 CLK320 Cabrio (Mom's)
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Old 08-31-2002, 09:28 PM
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Eh, let's put it this way. Even though he doesn't specialize in Mercedes, if he can't figure this one out - you probably need a new mechanic. I fixed the one on my 210 today - it took 40 minutes, including jacking the car up and cleaning up the tools afterwards.

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