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Borrowed someone's 107 service CD for a few weeks while they're off on spring vacation (lucky folks!). I have an 83 380SL here with an uncertain transmission service history and intend to get all of the old fluid drained stat, plus new filter. Imagine my surprise that the Official MBUSA (insert fanfares) service CD does not have a word about servicing the transmission! Dug around the archives and this appears common to all models. Ruh-roh! I'd still prefer to do this work myself rather than take it to a shop. Anyone care to offer a quick sketch of procedures? I know that the TQ needs to be drained along with the trans pan. I know to rotate the crank from the front to get the TQ drain bolt visible on its rear face, and I expect that I should order new drain bolts and (crush washers?) for both the pan and the TQ drains. Expecting also to renew the pan gasket. I garner that there are cork gaskets on and around the filter itself. I'll get some. But I have no idea how to find the filter once the pan's off nor what to do once I get there. This is a daily driver and I don't want to have it on ramps for days with an open dry trans :-) Nor do I want to cockup a simple service from want of understanding and end up with an MB size rebuild bill. Thanks in advance for any words of wisdom here. Still can't believe this stuff is not on the CD! A real oversight, IMHO. Ron H -- |
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quote: No, wait, scratch that, I did find the section with the transmission service data. Not the best usability layout there could be. But I'm happy to have the info. Ron H -- |
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Ron,
When I bought my trans filter (mfg. by MANN) for my 300D, the gasket that went with it was a thick U shaped rubber gasket. The only thing that I can see off the top of my head, is that I would use a torque wrench to tighten the pan bolts. -Larry |
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