Max, The Euro Motorcars dealership in Germantown, MD had a decent head technician last June (forget his name) who was old enough to care and know about the pre- Y2K cars. Check the website for coupon specials. I cannot in good faith recommend any of the other local dealerships. There are some good local independent tech shops in Maryland if you want a name or two.
Andrew On Mon, May 16, 2011 at 1:37 PM, Max Dillon <meadedil...@bellsouth.net>wrote: > Larry, thanks for the idea, maybe Andrew can tell me which DC dealer would > be a good candidate to pay for some diagnosis. > > Will let you know when we start heading south with as much warning as I > can, for some reason I thought you were in the midwest. > > ASD is similar to LSD but the Mercedes version (complex electrical > hydraulic and may bleed my wallet dry if broken but really nice when it > works). > > -Max > -- > Sent from my Android phone with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. > > Larry T <l02tur...@comcast.net> wrote: > > +Hi Max, The only problem my 91 300D exhibited before the tranny started > slipping worse and worse in reverse - then the forward speeds started to go > while we waited for the rebuilt AT to arrive from Ca. was a momentary > hesitation before it would engage. This usually happened the 1st thingi n > the morning as we backed out of the garage then put it in drive. At that > point - putting it into drive - it would act like it had zero drive, then a > slight bump (IIRC) and it would drop into gear and go. Then it would be fine > for a few days. Don't know anything about the ASD - is it like limited slip? > I believe they have clutches in them - which may be your problem. Why not > drive by the local WDC dealer after work and ask to speak with the > technician that specializes on AT's? The dealer here in Richmond was happy > to talk with me. BTW, I'm a couple of miles from where you will pass > Chester,Va on I-95 (we're about 15 mi south of Richmond - if you use the > by-pass you won't be so close - but if you > need help within driving distance of me let me know. I can send you my cell > phone # to keep in case of a problem. Next Saturday I'm going to a Air show > in Norfolk - but hopefully that's not the day you'll be driving past..... > Good luck -- LarryT 91 300D 2.5T Let your engine tell you how healthy it is! > Visit www.youroil.net For Inexpensive Oil Test Kits! ----- Original > Message ----- From: "Max Dillon" <meadedil...@bellsouth.net> To: "Mercedes > Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Sent: Friday, May 13, 2011 > 5:27:48 PM Subject: [MBZ] 1995 E300D W124 Transmission or ASD Rear End > Problem? Dieselvolk, My '95 E300 is worrying me. I am on a trip in WDC, will > be here for another week or so. Commuting about 45 miles per day, 540 mile > trip to get home when I'm done. Occasionally, after the car has been driven > for a few miles at highway speed and is fully warmed up, it will slip for > about half a second and make a noise while slipping, then jerk into movement > when resuming travel from a full > stop. For instance, drive on highway and then exit and come to a stop sign. > When I step on the gas to go, it will slip for just a half a second and make > noise which seems to come from the rear end. Car has about 287k miles now. > This used to be a once a month event, now it has become a once or twice a > day event. I just changed the ATF and filter about 2k miles ago, using Mobil > 1 now. It was doing this before the change, old fluid level was fine and no > alarming bits in the pan, no burnt smell. ATF level has not changed since I > serviced it. From the very first instance, I immediately suspected the rear > end, which has ASD. I have not done a thing other than verify that the rear > end has gear lube in it and that the ASD hydraulic fluid reservoir has > fluid, although it is a bit low (power steering pump has slight leak). The > other alternative I can think of is that this is a transmission problem, > like a B2 piston about to splinter. Transmission has a flair during the 2-3 > shift but otherwise > shifts just fine. Who knows if this is a failure mode for an ASD rear end? > I would love to hear Dave M.'s opinion, anyone know how to contact him? Very > respectfully, /s/ Max Dillon '87 300TD 334k miles (Off with the head!) 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