Thanks to everyone for the encouragement. I'm sorry it has taken so long to upload the photographs. I had a bit of a computer crisis to deal with too... thank goodness for software like photorec that has helped me save a few missing files...

I've got about 4 more pictures to find then I'm done.

Has anyone got any more comments with regard to stuff that should be included?

I've read this DIY so many times now I can't see the wood for the trees - and there any silly mistakes that you can see? Any help will be appreciated.

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1992 W201 190E 1.8 171,000 km - Daily driver
1981 W123 300D ~ 100,000 miles / 160,000 km - project car stripped to the bone
1965 Land Rover Series 2a Station Wagon CIS recovery therapy!
1961 Volvo PV544 Bare metal rat rod-ish thing

I'm here to chat about cars and to help others - I'm not here "to always be right" like an internet warrior



Don't leave that there - I'll take it to bits!

How would we know? Has anyone else ever done a 722.1xx? You have sufficiently baffled us with B.S. We are collectively gobsmacked.

I am happy with the torque converter/pump illustrations. The reverse (B3) is also well done ( page 3, #32 and #37) although I don't think you specifically mention that it has a habit of backing out and making one think one's transmission is in need of serious repair when it isn't. As for how the adjuster looks - I think they all have that look. I think I read somewhere that they snapped off the adjusting lugs at the factory or some such thing.

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80 300SD (129k mi) 82 240D stick (193k mi)77 240D auto - stick to be (153k mi) 85 380SL (145k mi) 89 BMW 535i 82 Diesel Rabbit Pickup (374k mi) 91 Jetta IDI Diesel (155k mi) 81 VW Rabbit Convertible Diesel 70 Triumph Spitfire Mk III (63kmi)66 Triumph TR4a IRS (90k mi)67 Ford F-100 (??)

Seriously I thought that people had rebuilt transmissions here but as it takes so long to write stuff up nobody had done that yet...

It isn't my intention to baffle anyone - I'm trying to explain what I found and how I "fixed" it.

I get the impression from what you say that what I've written isn't particularly clear or particularly inspiring - bugger. As usual too much information?

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1992 W201 190E 1.8 171,000 km - Daily driver
1981 W123 300D ~ 100,000 miles / 160,000 km - project car stripped to the bone
1965 Land Rover Series 2a Station Wagon CIS recovery therapy!
1961 Volvo PV544 Bare metal rat rod-ish thing

I'm here to chat about cars and to help others - I'm not here "to always be right" like an internet warrior



Don't leave that there - I'll take it to bits!

WRONG - I finally got around to reading through a good bit of this thread last night and I have not seen any bs. I think it is very clear and well put together/documented. I've actually subscribed to the thread to to use it for future reference.

You have/are doing a GREAT job with it Army and I want to extend a big THANK YOU for putting it together.

The reason you don't see alot of input is because there are very few people on this board that have been this deep in one of these MB transmissions. I am not in that group yet but do see a need for the service. I had a spare one time that I was intending to tear apart and learn all about it but ended up trading it towards a rebuild.

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Thanks Jim - if you or anyone else needs me to clarify some areas please let me know.

I'll add in the missing pictures ASAP.

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1992 W201 190E 1.8 171,000 km - Daily driver
1981 W123 300D ~ 100,000 miles / 160,000 km - project car stripped to the bone
1965 Land Rover Series 2a Station Wagon CIS recovery therapy!
1961 Volvo PV544 Bare metal rat rod-ish thing

I'm here to chat about cars and to help others - I'm not here "to always be right" like an internet warrior



Don't leave that there - I'll take it to bits!

Army,
this DIY is a work of art. Leaves the trans manual for dead !!!!

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1967 230-6 auto parts car. rust bucket.
1980 300D now parts car 800k miles
1984 300D 500k miles
1987 250td 160k miles English import
2001 jeep turbo diesel 130k miles
1998 jeep tdi ~ followed me home. Needs a turbo.
1968 Ford F750 truck. 6-354 diesel conversion.
Other toys ~J.D.,Cat & GM ~ mainly earth moving

I guess I should have put a smiley after that remark

Well done. Well done. Well done.

I'm just sayin you da man. No one has done one as a DIY that I know of ( and lived to tell about it)

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80 300SD (129k mi) 82 240D stick (193k mi)77 240D auto - stick to be (153k mi) 85 380SL (145k mi) 89 BMW 535i 82 Diesel Rabbit Pickup (374k mi) 91 Jetta IDI Diesel (155k mi) 81 VW Rabbit Convertible Diesel 70 Triumph Spitfire Mk III (63kmi)66 Triumph TR4a IRS (90k mi)67 Ford F-100 (??)

a very good piece - thats why I love PP so much, far better than the cryptic factory procedure.

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1995 E300D - The original humming machine (consumed by Flood 2017)
2000 E320 - The evolution (consumed by flood 2017)

where do you hook up a pressure tester on these transmissions?

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1986 300SDL, 211K,Dealership serviced its whole life
1991 190E 2.6(120k)
1983 300D(300k)
1977 300D(211k)

There are two on the front in this picture that I posted on the first page



I think these are for measuring the working pressure and the front pump pressure. I'll check for sure...

EDIT:-

I don't know where I saw the information regarding these two ports on the front of the transmission. I swear I saw it somewhere and I'm not just dreaming it up. If I stumble upon the information I'll post back.

Does anyone know what they are for? Could it be front pump and torque converter pressures? (I'm guessing it isn't working pressure as that can be measured from the rear - see next post)

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1992 W201 190E 1.8 171,000 km - Daily driver
1981 W123 300D ~ 100,000 miles / 160,000 km - project car stripped to the bone
1965 Land Rover Series 2a Station Wagon CIS recovery therapy!
1961 Volvo PV544 Bare metal rat rod-ish thing

I'm here to chat about cars and to help others - I'm not here "to always be right" like an internet warrior



Don't leave that there - I'll take it to bits!

Here's a picture of the pressure ports on the back of the transmission



I got this information from a very unclear picture in the ATSG manual...

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1992 W201 190E 1.8 171,000 km - Daily driver
1981 W123 300D ~ 100,000 miles / 160,000 km - project car stripped to the bone
1965 Land Rover Series 2a Station Wagon CIS recovery therapy!
1961 Volvo PV544 Bare metal rat rod-ish thing

I'm here to chat about cars and to help others - I'm not here "to always be right" like an internet warrior



Don't leave that there - I'll take it to bits!

thanks ill take look this weekend at mine even though mine isnt vacuum actuated should be the same test ports.

The three main pressures in automatic tranny our mainline pressure which tests the oil pump, regulating pressure which finds out problems with the governor and modulator pressure which checks the pressure regulator. interesting setup to include those two in the front ive always though they were part of the casting which went to another car and wasnt applicable here.

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1986 300SDL, 211K,Dealership serviced its whole life
1991 190E 2.6(120k)
1983 300D(300k)
1977 300D(211k)

Nice write up and pics, I just need the address so I can send you mine.

Hey I'm happy to oblige - unfortunately the shipping from me to you would kill any deal we could make.

I've got another two 722.1s to do up and I'll be passing them on in the near future...

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1992 W201 190E 1.8 171,000 km - Daily driver
1981 W123 300D ~ 100,000 miles / 160,000 km - project car stripped to the bone
1965 Land Rover Series 2a Station Wagon CIS recovery therapy!
1961 Volvo PV544 Bare metal rat rod-ish thing

I'm here to chat about cars and to help others - I'm not here "to always be right" like an internet warrior



Don't leave that there - I'll take it to bits!

Fantastic post !!!