Have not had a moment to get back to the 300Sd until yesterday. Had the grill going and a beer in hand. Went out she started right up after 3 weeks without hesitation. let her warm up ( even though it was 90 degrees in the shade) and then moved the shifter from P to D and then back to R. As it went into both forward and reverse gear it made the usual jump and you could feel it wanting to go. I still have not resolved why there is only 1/2-1 inch of pedal movement.
I looked at the linkage under the hood and it looks fine to me.
Does anyone have a good diagram of the the linkage from the pedal through the firewall etc to the IP. Aside from the lack of pedal movement I still think there is an issue. Putting the tranny aside for a moment I remember replacing the rear pads about a 2-3 weeks before this issue started. The parking brake was not adjusted at all and in fact had not been used in many years I am wondering if they have kinda locked up. This slow down was kinda progressive over 2 days time period and starting at the basics----- if the wheels do not turn. But again there is still an issue with something in the linkage that is preventing me from getting full movement at the pedal and ultimately the IP.
