My 300SD transmission would frequently flare and not want to go into high gear. The fix was to crank a turn on the pressure adjuster and it then worked fine for 3-4 weeks.
I now have the engine out for a rebuild and am willing to give the transmission a go if the fix isn't too difficult? Is this a simple fix or way too complex for an amateur?

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'76 240D-Sold
'78 240D-Sold
'85 300 SD, 165K-Sold
'88 300 TE, 165K-Sold
'64 Porsche 356C Cabriolet- under restoration
'86 560SL 124K Miles-Sold
'94 320E Wagon, 74K Miles-128K Miles JUNKED
'06 E350 Wagon, 84K Miles
07 SL550, 14K Miles

I'd leave tranny overhaul to the pro's. I build them pretty often and still have to go line by line redoing the valvebodys. Not to mention the measuring and compressing tools needed to set the packs set up right.


Joe

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Project Smoker, '87 603 powered wagon
Hauler, 96 CTD can you say torque?
Toy 73 Cougar xr7 convertible
Acme Automotive Inc.
Raleigh NC
919-881-0364

"and it then worked fine"

So whats the problem? If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

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Steve Brotherton
Continental Imports
Gainesville FL
Bosch Master, ASE Master, L1
33 years MB technician

Steve,
I was assuming that someday I would run out of "turns" and I'd be stuck with a trans that wouldn't shift into high gear. Am I wrong and I could conceiveably use this fix "forever"?

As long as the engine is out- turning the crank and installing new bearings, I thought it a good time to attempt the transmission too, i.e. the 3-4 upshift kit.

Your advice would be warmly welcomed as is Joe's.

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'76 240D-Sold
'78 240D-Sold
'85 300 SD, 165K-Sold
'88 300 TE, 165K-Sold
'64 Porsche 356C Cabriolet- under restoration
'86 560SL 124K Miles-Sold
'94 320E Wagon, 74K Miles-128K Miles JUNKED
'06 E350 Wagon, 84K Miles
07 SL550, 14K Miles