This car has the classic “stacked” shift from 2-3 (really fast) and mild flare from 3-4, all of which are indicative of needing the updated springs.
Again, I’m not touching the transmission until I know the vacuum system is 100%. I know the changeover valve levers are worn out, but not missing. I need to replace the check valve on the central locking system, although that’s unlikely to affect shifting. One nice thing about the Superior kit, although it’s about 3x what the parts from Mercedes cost, is that it has the little disc for calibrating the throttle linkage position. Don’t know they cost these days, but I used to have one and they’re indispensable when it comes to properly setting up the vacuum system for proper shifts. Dan > On Nov 18, 2016, at 9:53 AM, Curley McLain via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > my 240D has needed that for years. Never did it. > >> Dan Penoff via Mercedes <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com> >> November 18, 2016 at 7:44 AM >> Anyone ever done the K1 piston spring replacement on their 722.3xx >> transmission? I noticed the 2-3 upshift on the 300D is kind of sloppy so >> I’ll be checking the vacuum side, but I noticed that Mercedes put out a >> modified or updated spring kit for the K1 that can be installed to address >> this, too. >> >> My changeover valve levers are a bit worn, so I’ve already got those on >> order. I’ll be doing a transmission filter and fluid replacement soon, so >> that would be an ideal time to do the K1 springs as well. >> >> Dan > > _______________________________________ > 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
