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Old 10-19-2008, 12:07 AM
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Thumbs up Replaced transmission modulator...it had ruptured.

Late this week, like thursday or so, I noticed my transmission was suddenly shifting very "soft"....very unusual as I usually have it set to shift quite briskly....it wasn't real bad so I didn't do anything till today, I did a vac test with my vacuum tester on the modulator line, it fell to 0 right away, didn't hold any vacuum at all. So I tested it underneath to be sure it was the problem, leaked down there too. I had bought a spare about a year ago, so I removed the two 5mm allen bolts, pulled it out with channel locks (wiggling it out), was met by a cascade of fluid. I then noticed that the little plastic pushrod thing that fits in ahead of it was broken off inside. I managed to fish it out with a piece of wire, thankfully. Even more thankfully, I had bought a spare just to have one. (They're only $2.55 or so)......So I cleaned it all up, put the new pushrod thing on the modulator, slipped it in place, pressed it in, tightened the allen bolts, added a little fluid, and took it for a spin. Shifts perfect! Just like before except maybe even a bit better! The new modulator holds vacuum without any loss at all. Its cool to apply vacuum to it when its in your hand, you can watch the little piston move in and out and see how it works....those crazy engineers....

Total repair time, a little under an hour. I like when things go fairly smoothly! And my shifting is back to its firm old self.

Whoever says these automatics are "hard to keep shifting right" or "don't last as long as the manuals".....are dumb. Simple as that. I've adjusted mine maybe 3 times in the past 5 years/70,000 miles.....and all I've done repair-wise is change the fluid/filter each spring.....and the modulator I just replaced. Thats it. Very very reliable.

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Old 10-19-2008, 12:16 AM
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Let me know when your auto has 312K on it.
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Old 10-19-2008, 12:18 AM
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Let me know when your auto has 312K on it.
The auto in my dad's new SD is original and has 313k (almost 314k) on it. We had it checked by a shop before we put the replacement engine in, and they said it looked almost new inside, no repairs were needed....it runs great.

Beat that.

His other SD has 300k on it, also original. All of ours shift perfectly.

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'15 GLK250 Bluetec 118k - mine - (OC-123,800)
'17 Metris(VITO!) - 37k - wifes (OC-41k)
'09 Sprinter 3500 Winnebago View - 62k (OC - 67k)
'13 ML350 Bluetec - 95k - dad's (OC-98k)
'01 SL500 - 103k(km) - dad's (OC-110,000km)
'16 E400 4matic Sedan - 148k - Brothers (OC-155k)
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