I don't see a real problem in this particular case, but I do see ONE problem here. Many of our more veteran members may have a problem "seeing the woods for the trees" as it were.
The main problem I see with the forum lately is the abrasive way that newer members on here are being told in the first reply to their first post to do a search. Not nicely, but more like "why in the %$#$ didn't you search first instead of bothering us?"
Remember back when you first joined a forum, any forum? Remember doing your first search? Probably not, and they won't either. Everyone had to learn somewhere, and they do too. 
Not only that, but using the search function is much more difficult on this site, and simply because it is one of the best sites out there. If you're new to Mercedes, and you have a transmission problem, search "transmission problem" and you'll get (hang on a min.....) 500 answers.
If you're not new to Mercedes, and you search for "82 300sd transmission bowden cable adjust" because you have a clue of what you are looking for, you'll get it narrowed to 8 results.
When the site was new, and there weren't as many duplicate search answers, it was easy to find your way around. Now it requires more.....finesse, shall we say? Please realize that my last search in quotes will now also come up in any search for bowden cable, transmission, 82, 300sd, adjust....or any combination. Posting a list of work on what you do to your car in the forums brings up the thread where you stated the work performed, but perhaps no info on the problem related to the procedure. Sorting through 500 posts when you don;t know what to specifically look for is just asking the newer members to go somewhere else for help.
So instead of next time stating "do a search", or "you could have just used the search function", perhaps try to steer the newer or less experienced members in a direction forward, instead of a reply that is a useless as stating to someone looking for something "it's over there" and not pointing or suggestion any type of location whatsoever.
Check out the trees....they actually make a forest if you stand back and look at them all together.
Soapbox now free for the taking.
Oh, as for Joe....I find it hard to feel sorry for him when he was asking for it.
