Thank you,
Now I will have to play. It looks to be almost all of the way out, but I have never seen another one to compare with it. I just see a lot of xposed threads.

I will turn the nut to loosen the cable and see what hapens.

Thanks
Doug

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83 300SD Dark Silver Dark brown inside

My car is suffering from a similar problem and I've been wrestling it for a while now.

I know (1) shift feel (soft vs hard) = Mod. Valve Adj.
(2) shift point = (or partly =) Bowden cable adj.

Patient: '85 300D

Symptoms:

In "D" , tranny starts in 2nd gear, runs to 4K rpm, flares and shifts to 3rd, runs to 5K rpm, shifts firmly to 4th.

In "S", same as above, but wont shift to 4th.

In "L", tranny starts in 1st gear, runs to 4k rpm then hard shifts to 2nd, chirping tires.

Attempted solutions:

Adjust Bowden cable all the way out, (loostening adjuster to far end). Effect on shift points, none at all.

Compared Bowden cable support bracket to one in 300td. appeared bent away from valve cover, bent bracket forward toward valve cover and front of drivers side. Effect...none at all.. tranny still shifts at 4k between 2nd and 3rd, 5k between 3rd and 4th.

Calling Tranny doc's here in Diesel discussion.. Any thoughts??

Thanks in advance.. Frank

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'85 white 300SD - "YCAGWYW" as in: "You Can't Awlays Get What You Want."
'85 gold 300D - "Pain"..for sale, as in..Anyone want to date my Ex-wife... I'll Pay !!
'83 300td - "Tumblin" as in "Dice"
'81 black 300TD Fenix, risen and sold, now residing in NJ

no ideas on these symptoms??

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'85 white 300SD - "YCAGWYW" as in: "You Can't Awlays Get What You Want."
'85 gold 300D - "Pain"..for sale, as in..Anyone want to date my Ex-wife... I'll Pay !!
'83 300td - "Tumblin" as in "Dice"
'81 black 300TD Fenix, risen and sold, now residing in NJ

i have the same problem i think its the k1 spring... so i bought a new
one and i am going to put it in soon...

PLease keep me , um, tuned up, as to your progress and hopefully, your success.. and..um...what's a K1 srping?

Franko

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'85 white 300SD - "YCAGWYW" as in: "You Can't Awlays Get What You Want."
'85 gold 300D - "Pain"..for sale, as in..Anyone want to date my Ex-wife... I'll Pay !!
'83 300td - "Tumblin" as in "Dice"
'81 black 300TD Fenix, risen and sold, now residing in NJ