It has a TC. The thing would only move under power at L prior to installing the linkage bushings. Now it is able to find all gears and engages within a second. Then it dies. Lugging of the engine. The vehicle does move in the appropriate direction when put into gear. Then it lugs and dies. So, it engages, spins the drive shaft enough to move wheels. It would probably spin wheels if it had remained on the jack stands in either direction. It spun wheels in reverse without lugging on the stands. I have noticed that the front half shaft is more exposed at the splines. Could it also need a transmission mount and motor mounts upgrade?
clay 2002 s430 - Victor, a Stately & well tailored chap 1974 450sl - Frosch - Two tone green 1972 220D - Gump - She was green, simple and ran 1995 E300D - Gave her life to save me against a Dame in a SUV POS 1987 SDL - Beware Nigerian Scammers On Apr 11, 2015, at 6:22 PM, Peter Frederick wrote: > I would guess a stuck clutch, but am not sure which one. > > Certainly if one of the over-running clutches is stuck the transmission will > lock up (be in two forward gears at once) when attemping to roll forward. > > What exactly is wrong and whether or not it will fix itself if you get it to > move I cannot say. > > Could also be a stuck band. > > Still should not kill the engine as the fluid couplng or torque converter > allows slip at idle. Don't remember if that tranny has a torque converter or > fluid coupling (torque converter I think), but I don't know why it wouldn't > work the same way in forward as reverse. Even stuck brakes where the > driveshaft cannot move shouldn't stall the engine. > > Peter > > _______________________________________ > http://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 > _______________________________________ http://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