Hi Guys,

I'm new here. I hope this is simple for someone...it's not for me. My 300D has started giving me a "clunk" sound going from 1st to 2nd gear. It doesn't seem to do it going into 3rd or 4th. Do you have any ideas what is causing it and how I can fix it?

Thanks!

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1987 300D with 201k miles.
1985 F350 Ford dually 6.9 diesel
1988 F250 Ford utiilty truck 7.3 diesel

Verify no vac problems first.

If that checks out, it's probably suspension. My SD does that at times, it's the rear subframe mounts.

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I'm not a doctor, but I'll have a look.

'85 300SD 245k
'87 300SDL 251k
'90 300SEL 326k

Six others from BMW, GM, and Ford.

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Thanks! A least I now have an idea of where to start looking. Any other ideas would also be appreciated. I'll let you know if I fix it or not...

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1987 300D with 201k miles.
1985 F350 Ford dually 6.9 diesel
1988 F250 Ford utiilty truck 7.3 diesel

Upper rear control arm most definitely. here's a short thread on the 124 rear suspension: http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/showthread.php?t=150382&highlight=upper+rear+arm

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'95 E320 Wagon my favorite road car. '99 E300D wolf in sheeps body, '87 300D Sportline suspension, '79 300TD w/ 617.952 engine at 367,750 and counting!

hi , my 300d had a small klunk when shifting threw the gears, i adjusted alda ,(under the intake ) the car has so much more power, and trans never shifted better, klunk gone ! don,t know if it will help , maybe worth a try





1987 300d
1980 300d
1985 560 sel
1980 560 sel
1986 500 sec
1984 380 parts car

Hey MickeyD, when you adjusted your ALDA, did you pull the intake? If not, how did you get under there? I wanted to adjust my ALDA, but the benefits don't seem to outweight the trouble of removing the entire intake.

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1987 300D wvo on the way!