Working in a hot garage while laying on your back under a car on jack
stands is never fun. Plus, the bushings must be pressed into the shift rods
with a screwdriver or similar tool. A lift is infinitly better.
Invaribly, it will be hard to reach the bushings and harder still to press
them into place. There's not much room between the console and the tranny -
add your hands and the linkage - well, you get the picture. Throw in laying
on your back and 95F and you have a unpleasant situation. I have a 5K BTU
Window AC that removes the humidity and gradually cools the 2 car garage to
around 15-20F below outside Temp. My garage is insulated and has sheetrock
walls & ceiling.
I've read the bushings can be reached if the shift trim panel is removed
but didn;t think that was the case on a W123. You have a W114/115 IIRC - I
suspect they are even tougher to reach.
The bushings are cheap <$5 IIRC. Maybe you can find a shop to
install them for you.?
Good luck - LarryT
(78 240D - 91 300D 2.5T)
Read the Constitution
once in a while -
http://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/constitution.overview.html
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob Rentfro" <azbob...@gmail.com>
To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
Sent: Monday, July 06, 2009 5:54 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Lost Park Today
How big of an ordeal is it to replace the bushings? Remember...it never
gets
below 95 degrees in my garage this time of year...
Bob R
On Mon, Jul 6, 2009 at 2:49 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin
<ka...@striplin.net>wrote:
Yea, the shifter is too sloppy, needs the bushings replaced. Once done,
will probalby go into park again.
Bob Rentfro wrote:
Went to put the '77 300D into park today (car on slight incline drive)
and
park was gone. Could almost feel the transmission rolling past the stop.
I
usually use e-brake vice park on inclines, but this wasn't that big of
an
incline. Additionally, once in awhile I have to jiggle the shifter when
in
park to get the neuteral safety switch to allow the car to start.
Are these two things related or just a co-inky-dink?
Bob R
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