I posted a message over a year ago about my 300SD's shifting habits. Just to refresh everyone's memory, here it is:
Here's a question I'm sure someone could answer or at least point me in the right direction. This wonderful 300sD of mine has been shifting abnormally since I've owned the car. The 1-2 shift doesn't happen until about 2200RPM but will wait until 3500 RPM at 90% throttle or better. When driving with a light foot (2200RPM engagement), 2nd gear comes in VERY HARD, but it's better at full throttle. 2-3 seems relatively normal, but the3-4 shift occurs either at near redline or when letting off the pedal at any speed in 3rd. It should go through the gears at any throttle and only shift at the redline during WOT acceleration runs. Any pointers on this would be greatly appreciated! The winner is....KALEB!! He had the correct answer that the shifting control cable was too tight! I got the broken adjustment housing to behave, and I turned it in nearly as far as it would go. We drove it over 20 miles today around town, and it did wonderfully! It will now shift through the gears normally no matter the pedal position, and will stay in a gear or kick down at the appropriate times. No more herky jerky bone jarring shifts! hopefully, she will get driven some more now that her manners have improved. Kevin in Hillsboro, OR 1983 300SD 267Kmi, Ursula -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20090417/136e2281/attachment.html> _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
