I needed to give you more information on the tranny. It has been acting up, revving too high prior to a shift from 1 - 2 [I have not driven it recently, but that is the report from my wife]. Her description: It was like driving a stick shift and not knowing how. It would go in and out of gear, shifting up and down. It has been doing that for a couple of weeks. Bill R
-----Original Message----- From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-bounces@okiebenz.c om] On Behalf Of Kaleb C. Striplin Sent: Friday, August 12, 2011 6:43 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] S320 transmission needed You do not need a new transmission, the local transmission shop does not know what they are doing. Those 722.6 trannys are pretty bullet proof mechanically. There are 2 common problems that cause them to go in limp mode. First there is this little spring that breaks in the valve body. The other is some speed sensors on the conductor plate. Both are very easy fixes. The spring is a couple bucks, the conductor plate is less than 200 from Rusty. I bought my 97 E300 with a bad transmission, that spring was broken on mine but I went ahead and replaced the conductor plate anyway. You could replace your tranmission and still have it stuck in limp mode. Why? Because after you replace the spring or the plate, you have to hook the car up to the SDS system and resent the tranny computer. Even replacing the tranny will not do that. Here is a link to info about the replacement. I would be VERY surprised if the tranny is bad. Am curious though what "cracked" part they replaced http://www.benzworld.org/forums/w21 0-e-class/1463460-mercedes-benz-722 -6-transmission-faq.html http://www.benzworld.org/forums/w21 0-e-class/1474216-photo-diy-722-6-c onductor-plate.html On 8/12/2011 3:00 PM, Bill Ringgold wrote: > Not a good day. The transmission > on our 1997 LWB S320 has gone to > limp mode - stuck in 2nd gear. > Trusted local transmission shop has > tried working with it and replaced > a cracked piece, but it is not > responding. > Rebuilt is way many $$$ [@ $5K], > does anyone know of a relatively > low mileage transmission for sale? > > 92k mile one on eBay is $1,095. > That is the most promising thus > far. > Thanks - Bill R > > > ___________________________________ ____ > 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://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/li stinfo/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://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/li stinfo/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://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
