You can shift it when the clutch is acting up - just pretend that you don't have a clutch at all. You need to rev the engine to match the speed it needs for the gear you're down shifting into. Or rev it too much while in neutral, then the gear will slip in when the speeds match with a little pressure on the shifter. I think all manual tranny drivers shoulod learn how to drive without a clutch -- as I did the first time the clutch cable broke in my VW!
On Thu, May 27, 2010 at 8:26 PM, David Bruckmann < bruckma...@transcontinental.ca> wrote: > Probably leaking clutch master or (more likely) slave cylinder. > > The clutch is fed from the rear half of the brake fluid reservoir. It is > filled, however, by overflowing from the front half. The clever designers > also put the take-off point for the clutch master cyl halfway up the > reservoir (in case all you automatic-types were wondering what that dead-end > take-off is halfway up your brake res) so that it is less likely to cause > lack of fluid at the rear brakes. > > If topping up solves it, you have a leak. > > Fortunately it's not a very difficult job, or at least it wasn't on my > W115, which has the same transmission IIRC. > > D. > > > At 1:05 AM +0000 5/28/10, mercedes-requ...@okiebenz.com wrote: > >Message: 15 > >Date: Thu, 27 May 2010 18:05:00 -0700 > >From: Zoltan Finks <mmmmmsuchpo...@gmail.com> > >To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > >Subject: [MBZ] 83 240D Manual shifting problems almost leaves me > > stranded > >Message-ID: > > <aanlktinf0v1d8crnkl-hzri69aope7x5rdijvwbte...@mail.gmail.com> > >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > > >Hello old list friends, > > > >A problem to ask about today: > > > >83 240D manual shift. Started having problems downshifting. Didn't want to > >go into 2nd after being in 3rd. Didn't want to go into 1st after being in > >2nd. > > > >Basically began to feel like I was trying to shift without the clutch. As > >much as it pained me to horse on my beloved automobile, I was forced to > >either pull over and get a tow or force the thing into the gears. > > > >Dawned on me that the clutch was basically engaging later, or less > >effectively in the pedal stroke, if that makes sense. > > > >I added some brake fluid to the reservoir and it temporarily solved the > >problem. It was not that low at all, but the added fluid made problem go > >away. > > > >But later, problem reappeared, even though the fluid is still topped off. > > > >My guess is that the tranny is this sensitive to being slightly low on > >clutch fluid because the clutch disk needs replacing? > > > >Thoughts? > > > >Thanks, > >Brian > -- OK Don Panic! (the national past time). _______________________________________ 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
