Okay, I must admit I have been humbled on both the mechanical and driving fronts. (though I never claimed to know much about fixing cars)
I should have thought to play around with rpms and speed as I was fighting to shift the thing. Especially since I when I used to have my motorcycle, every once in a while I would have an effortless, silent shift. Back then, I surmised that I must be going just the right speed when I shifted, and had the right engine speed, and probably was on just the right amount of incline or decline or flat. I will now not consider myself a good manual shifter until I master this clutchless shifting you all speak of. Actually, I never did ever hit one of those awesome "speed shifts" that my brother used to pull off in his 340 Duster, so I pretty much knew I was not a stud. My hot rod had an auto. All us auto guys always had stick envy. As for the undriveable 240: To date I had had no problems with shifting system, so I found myself yesterday searching under the hood for a clutch cylinder. The owner's manual didn't provide much help. So there is a cylinder above the clutch pedal, and one at the transmission? Ok. I'll check for leaks. I do know that there has always been seeping below the brake master cylinder, but the fluid level does not go down noticeably. I can also say that the hose leading from the brake master cylinder and into the firewall is braided (not steel braided) and has a hose clamp. I wondered if the hose clamp setup was not stock. These are just observations from yesterday on the fly. Brian On Thu, May 27, 2010 at 6:53 PM, OK Don <okd...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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 > _______________________________________ 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
