I was wondering if there was a reputable place here in denver or the surroundings that could rebuild my tranny.

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-Trevor

OBK #12
1980 300SD 333,XXX miles - Totaled
1986 Mazda RX-7 212,XXX miles - impounded and auctioned off
2005 Jeep Liberty CRD Limited 33,000- SEGR, Provent, Fumoto

For lack of anything better to suggest, I would ask CVJ Axles. They might know of a place.

http://www.cvjreman.com/index.php

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"Buster" in the '95

Our all-Diesel family
1996 E300D (W210) . .338,000 miles Wife's car
2005 E320 CDI . . 113,000 miles My car
Santa Rosa population 176,762 (2022)
Total. . . . . . . . . . . . 627,762
"Oh lord won't you buy me a Mercedes Benz."
-- Janis Joplin, October 1, 1970

i drive past CVJ prolly 8 times a week

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-Trevor

OBK #12
1980 300SD 333,XXX miles - Totaled
1986 Mazda RX-7 212,XXX miles - impounded and auctioned off
2005 Jeep Liberty CRD Limited 33,000- SEGR, Provent, Fumoto

Try German Motors in Lakewood, 303.237.6262/6021. I don't know if they rebuild trannies, but they are a Mercedes-only shop and reputable. They may be able to point you in the right direction. Or I'd be willing to bet ForcedInduction knows a good shop.

Actually, I don't know. I'm the only person I will allow to fix my car.

You can try Star Tech Mercedes in Littleton. I know they have a great reputation but I don't know what services they offer.

Anyone here ever rebuild their own tranny?

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"spreading a trail of obnoxious where ever we go"
1981 300sd w/ 341,500 miles

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Startech's in central Denver (I-25 and Santa Fe). Stu Ritter's old shop on south Inca might do it or know someone who would.

Kerry

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1977 300d 70k--sold 08
1985 300TD 185k+
1984 307d 126k--sold 8/03
1985 409d 65k--sold 06
1984 300SD 315k--daughter's car
1979 300SD 122k--sold 2/11
1999 Fuso FG Expedition Camper
1993 GMC Sierra 6.5 TD 4x4
1982 Bluebird Wanderlodge CAT 3208--Sold 2/13

i'd like to be the only one who works on my cars but i am not from the area so i don't have the space to do it.

I was the one who replaced the engine on my Mazda, and if i could find the space here i would also try to do the rebuild on my tranny.

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-Trevor

OBK #12
1980 300SD 333,XXX miles - Totaled
1986 Mazda RX-7 212,XXX miles - impounded and auctioned off
2005 Jeep Liberty CRD Limited 33,000- SEGR, Provent, Fumoto

Yes..several of us have. It's doable but requires being very meticulous and clean. A detailed manual is critical and if you can find something that supplements the crappy pictures in the ATSG manual it's a big help.

A transmission holding fixture is also HIGHLY recommended otherwise taking tolerance measurements (on the order of 10ths of a mm) is going to be suspect.

I would rate the tranny a 9/10 on the DIY scale..just under rebuilding the bottom end of an MB diesel motor. That's subjective though as I've never attempted the latter.

Valve body rebuild gets an 11 on a scale of 10.

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1982 300TD 210K miles ("The Replacement" aka "The Anvil") - SOLD
1979 300SD 245K miles (never ending project)
2007 Pinarello F3:13
1995 Ducati 916 (SOLD, sniff)
1999 Ducati 900SSie (SOLD)

Kerry & Forced

thanks for the suggestion but thy will not rebild one. they only replace with a factory reman. and the cost is $4000 for the tranny only.

The friend where the car is at now has a guy that rebuilds trannys and he is checking if he will do a mercedes. This guy has never had a tranny fail so this might be a more viable option.

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-Trevor

OBK #12
1980 300SD 333,XXX miles - Totaled
1986 Mazda RX-7 212,XXX miles - impounded and auctioned off
2005 Jeep Liberty CRD Limited 33,000- SEGR, Provent, Fumoto

Yikes!

Someone (Forced?)posted a few weeks ago that there were some 123's at the Pick and Pull in Aurora. Perhaps there's a transmission for you there. It only took me an hour or so to pull a manul tranny from a 123 there since the cars are high up on rims, making the job pretty easy.

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1977 300d 70k--sold 08
1985 300TD 185k+
1984 307d 126k--sold 8/03
1985 409d 65k--sold 06
1984 300SD 315k--daughter's car
1979 300SD 122k--sold 2/11
1999 Fuso FG Expedition Camper
1993 GMC Sierra 6.5 TD 4x4
1982 Bluebird Wanderlodge CAT 3208--Sold 2/13

$4000?

I agree with Kerry, if you feel that you can remove the tranny yourself, Pull-N-Save is the best option. http://www.pullnsave.com/