Thomaspin,

I have '78 '79 and '80 300SD and they don't have a Bowden cable. I think this started ib the '81 models.

There is a rod that runs from the throttle linkage to the transmission that affects the shifting depending on how far the accelerator is depressed. I think that by adjusting this rod for earlier upshifts, I can eliminate some of the flaring because I won't have to let up on the accelerator to get the transmission to upshift.


P E H