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

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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
>
>
>
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